Episodes from the Early History of Mathematics
Author | : Asger Aaboe |
Publisher | : MAA |
Total Pages | : 154 |
Release | : 1963 |
ISBN-10 | : 0883856131 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780883856130 |
Rating | : 4/5 (31 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Episodes from the Early History of Mathematics by : Asger Aaboe
Download or read book Episodes from the Early History of Mathematics written by Asger Aaboe and published by MAA. This book was released on 1963 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Among other things, Aaboe shows us how the Babylonians did calculations, how Euclid proved that there are infinitely many primes, how Ptolemy constructed a trigonometric table in his Almagest, and how Archimedes trisected the angle.