Mathematics for Everyman

From Simple Numbers to the Calculus

Egmont Colerus

256 pages, parution le 15/05/2003

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Résumé

Dispelling some of the subject's alarming aspects, this book provides, in a witty and engaging style, the fundamentals of mathematical operations.
Topics include system of tens and other number systems, symbols and commands, first steps in algebra and algebraic notation, common fractions and equations, irrational numbers, the binomial theorem, and much more.
By the book's conclusion, readers will appreciate the compelling magic behind a subject they may have previously dreaded.

Contents

Numbers
The system of tens
Other number systems
Symbols and commands
Arrangement
Permutation
Combination
Other kinds of arrangement
First steps in algebra
Algebraic notation
The simpler operations of algebra
Common fractions
Equations
Indeterminate equations
Negative and fractional powers
Irrational numbers
Generalised decimal fractions
Algebraic functions
The theorem of Pythagoras
Functions of angles
Imaginary and complex numbers
Co-ordinates
Analytical geometry
Squaring the circle
Calculating the lengths of curves
Differentials and integrals
Three kinds of smallness
The binomial theorem
Archimedes' quadrature of the parabola
Series
The technique of differentiation
Maxima and minima
The technique of integration
Mean value and definite integrals
Further problems of area
Logarithms
Interpolation, extrapolation, conclusion
Errata

Caractéristiques techniques

	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Dover
Auteur(s)	Egmont Colerus
Parution	15/05/2003
Nb. de pages	256
Format	13,5 x 21,5
Couverture	Broché
Poids	285g
Intérieur	Noir et Blanc
EAN13	9780486425450