From the Calculus to Set Theory, 1630-1910: An Introductory History - Couverture rigide

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0715612956 ISBN 13 : 9780715612958

Editeur : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, 1980

Synopsis

From the Calculus to Set Theory traces the development of the calculus from the early seventeenth century through its expansion into mathematical analysis to the developments in set theory and the foundations of mathematics in the early twentieth century. It chronicles the work of mathematicians from Descartes and Newton to Russell and Hilbert and many, many others while emphasizing foundational questions and underlining the continuity of developments in higher mathematics. The other contributors to this volume are H. J. M. Bos, R. Bunn, J. W. Dauben, T. W. Hawkins, and K. Møller-Pedersen.

A propos du livre

About the author

I. Grattan-Guinness is Professor of the History of Mathematics and Logic at Middlesex University. Founder of the journal History and Philosophy of Logic and past President of the British Society for the History of Mathematics, he has authored or edited numerous books, including The Norton History of Mathematics, Companion Encyclopedia of the History and Philosophy of the Mathematical Sciences, and Convolutions in French Mathematics, 1800-1840, and The Search for Mathematical Roots, 1870-1940.

Back Cover copy

"I give a lot of lectures about the history of the calculus to the mathematical community and when I am asked about what they can read to learn more history, this is always one of the books that I mention. It really is a superb introduction to the field."--V. Frederick Rickey, United States Military Academy

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 1980
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0715612956
• ISBN 13: 9780715612958
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 306
• Éditeur: Grattan-Guinness Ivor
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible