History of Mathematics

The first book surveying the history and ideas behind reverse mathematicsReverse mathematics is a new field that seeks to find the axioms needed to...

Starting with hands, abacus and slide rule, humans have always reached for tools to simplify math. Pocket-sized calculators ushered in modern mathe...

The first and second editions of this successful textbook have been highly praised for their lucid and detailed coverage of abstract algebra. In th...

A comprehensive edition and commentary of a late antique codex Mathematics, Metrology, and Model Contracts is a comprehensive edition and commentar...

The history of mathematics is replete with examples of major breakthroughs resulting from solutions to recreational problems. The modern theory of ...

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER The official book behind the Academy Award-winning film The Imitation Game, starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Keira Kn...

Il libro tratta dei fondamenti teorici della Scienza delle costruzioni, partendo dalle origini della teoria moderna dellelasticità. La situazione i...

A little bucket, one-third full, is 8 inches deep, and its upper and lower diameters are 7 inches and 6 inches, respectively. How large is the frog...

Martin Folkes (1690-1754): Newtonian, Antiquary, Connoisseur is a cultural and intellectual biography of the only President of both the Royal Socie...

How the concept of proof has enabled the creation of mathematical knowledgeThe Story of Proof investigates the evolution of the concept of proofone...

Throughout history, women have overcome tremendous odds to make lasting contributions to science. In Meeting the Challenge, Magdolna Hargittai shar...

While Eugenio Calabi is best known for his contributions to the theory of Calabi-Yau manifolds, this Steele-Prize-winning geometers fundamental con...

Eratosthenes and the Measurement of the Earth's Circumference (c.230 BC) is an innovative and thought-provoking examination of one of the pivotal m...

Winner of the Mathematics Association of America's 2021 Euler Book Prize, this is an inclusive vision of mathematicsits beauty, its humanity, and i...

A treasure for anyone interested in early modern India and the history of mathematics, this first English translation of the Siddhantasundara revea...

This book's unique approach to the teaching of mathematics lies in its use of history to provide a framework for understanding algebra and related ...

How did we make reliable predictions before Pascal and Fermat's discovery of the mathematics of probability in 1654? What methods in law, science, ...

In the judgment of the most competent living mathematicians, Fraulein Noether was the most significant creative mathematical genius thus far produc...