Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers - Joseph Mazur - Books - Princeton University Press - 9780691173375 - December 6, 2016
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Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers

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While all of us regularly use basic math symbols such as those for plus, minus, and equals, few of us know that many of these symbols weren't available before the sixteenth century. What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then? And how did mathematical notations evolve into what we know today? In Enlightening Symbols, popular math wri

312 pages, 8 halftones. 38 line illus. 4 tables.

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released December 6, 2016
ISBN13 9780691173375
Publishers Princeton University Press
Pages 312
Dimensions 235 × 156 × 20 mm   ·   454 g
Language English  

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