Mathematics

New York: W.W. Norton, 1997. 2nd Printing. Large octavo in black boards, gilt titles to spine; dust jacket; 1,093 pp: illustrations; 27 cm Near fine in same jacket; dust jacket; boards smooth; pages clean and crisp; binding tight; dust jacket sharp and clean, jacket is protected in archival mylar. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780393040029

A massive work of the maths! An illustrated exploration of mathematics and its history, beginning with a study of numbers and their symbols, and continuing with a broad survey that includes consideration of algebra, geometry, hyperbolic functions, fractals, and many other mathematical functions | Contents: Numbers and language. Systems of numeration. Types of numbers. Cornerstones of mathematics. Combinatorics. Symbolic logic. Set theory. Introduction to sequences and series. Theory of equations. Introduction to functions. Overture to the geometries. Elementary geometry. Trigonometry. Hyperbolic functions. Analytic geometry. Vector analysis. Fractals. Matrices and determinants. Embarking on calculus. Introduction to differential calculus. Introduction to integral calculus. Power series. Indeterminate limits. Complex numbers revisited. Extrema and critical points. Arc length. Centroids. Area. Volume. Motion. Harmonic analysis. Methods of approximation. Probability theory. Differential equations. | **A heavy item, may require extra shipping servicesamaosamosov