Mathematical Essays and Recreations (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Taylor, Alonzo Englebert

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440056706 ISBN 13 : 9781440056703

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Mathematical Essays and Recreations presents Herman Schubert’s accessible look at core ideas in arithmetic and geometry. This English edition gathers essays that explain number, counting, and the jump from everyday counting to abstract space, written in a clear, readable style for a broad audience.

The book surveys topics from the nature of number to the idea of a fourth dimension, and includes discussion of magic squares, the history of the circle’s squaring, and how mathematical thought connects to science and ethics. It is designed to be understandable to non‑mathematical readers while preserving the depth of Schubert’s original research.

• Explore how counting and numerals arise from everyday activities and language.


• Learn how mathematicians extend space beyond the familiar three dimensions for research and insight.


• Read about the history and mathematics behind magic squares and circle problems.


• See how abstract ideas relate to practical and scientific thinking.

Ideal for readers who enjoy clear explanations of mathematical ideas, from curious general readers to students seeking a broad overview of foundational concepts.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

NOTION AND DEFINITION OF NUMBER. "MANY essays have been written on the definition of number. But most of them contain too many technical expressions, both philosophical and mathematical, to suit the non-mathemati-cian. The clearest idea of what counting and numbers mean may be gained from the Observation of children and of nations in the childhood of civilisation. When children count or add, they use either their fingers, or small sticks of wood, or pebbles, or similar things, which they adjoin singly to the things to be counted or otherwise ordinally associate with them. As we know from history, the Romans and Greeks employed their fingers when they counted or added. And even today we frequently meet with people to whom the use of the fingers is absolutely indispensable for computation. Still better proof that the aecurate association of such "other" things with the things to be counted is the essential element of numeration are the tales of travellers

Table of Contents

Notion and Definition of Kumber i; Monism in Arithmetic &; On the Nature o£ Matbematical KDowledge 27; The Magic Square 39-; The Fourth DimensioD 64; The Squaring of the Circle II2;

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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440056706
• ISBN 13: 9781440056703
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 162
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible