Great Moments in Mathematics (before 1650)Mathematical Association of America, 1983 - 270 pages [V.1] Great moments in mathematics before 1650 is the product of a series of lectures on the history of mathematics given by Howard Eves. He presents here, in chronological order, 20 "great moments in mathematics before 1650," which can be appreciated by anyone who enjoys mathematics. These wonderful lectures could be used as the basis of a course on the history of mathematics, but can also serve as enrichment to any mathematics course. Included are lectures on the Pythagorean Theorem, Euclid's Elements, Archimedes (on the sphere), Diophantus, Omar Khayyam, and Fibonacci. |
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... scale can express the number N. 13.8 . Many simple number tricks , where one is to " guess a selected number , " have explanations depending on our own posi- tional scale . Expose the following tricks of this kind . ( a ) Someone is ...
... scale can express the number N. 13.8 . Many simple number tricks , where one is to " guess a selected number , " have explanations depending on our own posi- tional scale . Expose the following tricks of this kind . ( a ) Someone is ...
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... scale , a line of numbers in which the distances from the left end of the scale are proportional to the logarithms of the numbers in- dicated , and mechanically performed multiplications and divisions by adding and subtracting segments ...
... scale , a line of numbers in which the distances from the left end of the scale are proportional to the logarithms of the numbers in- dicated , and mechanically performed multiplications and divisions by adding and subtracting segments ...
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... scale , to be designated as the D scale , about 10 inches long . Use the scale , along with a pair of dividers , to perform some multiplications and divisions . ( b ) Construct two logarithmic scales , to be called C and D scales , of ...
... scale , to be designated as the D scale , about 10 inches long . Use the scale , along with a pair of dividers , to perform some multiplications and divisions . ( b ) Construct two logarithmic scales , to be called C and D scales , of ...
Contents
LECTURE TWO The greatest Egyptian pyramid | 8 |
LECTURE FOUR The first great theorem | 26 |
LECTURE FIVE Precipitation of the first crisis | 43 |
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