Problem Solved!
eBook - ePub

Problem Solved!

The Great Breakthroughs in Mathematics

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eBook - ePub

Problem Solved!

The Great Breakthroughs in Mathematics

About this book

From early humans carving notches in bones to the discovery of quantum mechanics and chaos theory - mathematics has certainly come a long way. Fully illustrated and augmented with helpful timelines and diagrams, Problem Solved! explores some of history's greatest mathematical breakthroughs. Covering topics from Ancient Egyptian geometry to chaos theory, readers will learn about Euclid of Alexandria, Brahmagupta, Sir Isaac Newton, Alan Turing and more. Whether solving practical or abstract problems, these mathematicians have each sought to improve our lives, and have bought us to the world we know today. With each concept explained in easy-to-understand language, there's no need to be a calculus genius to marvel at these incredible feats of problem-solving brilliance.

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Table of contents

  1. Title
  2. Contents
  3. Chapter 1 • Think Of A Number…
  4. Chapter 2 • Number Systems
  5. Chapter 3 • The Beginnings Of Geometry
  6. Chapter 4 • The Mathematics Of Music
  7. Chapter 5 • Going Around In Circles – The Path To Pi
  8. Chapter 6 • Zero – The Nothing That Was Something
  9. Chapter 7 • Algebra – Solving The Unknown
  10. Chapter 8 • Putting Things In Perspective
  11. Chapter 9 • Probability – What Are The Chances?
  12. Chapter 10 • Logarithms – Calculating Made Easy
  13. Chapter 11 • Geometry Gets Co-ordinated
  14. Chapter 12 • Calculus – A Scientific Revolution
  15. Chapter 13 • Picture A Number – Visual Data
  16. Chapter 14 • Number Theory
  17. Chapter 15 • The Problem Of Infinity
  18. Chapter 16 • Topology – The Transformation Of Shapes
  19. Chapter 17 • The Birth Of Computer Science
  20. Chapter 18 • Game Theory
  21. Chapter 19 • Chaos Theory
  22. Chapter 20 • Conclusion: Does Mathematics Describe Reality?
  23. Copyright