Problem Solved!: The Great Breakthroughs in Mathematics

by Robert Snedden

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781789502879
Publisher:	Arcturus Publishing
Publication date:	11/15/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	24 MB
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About the Author

Robert Snedden has worked in publishing for more than thirty years as an editor and writer. He is an insatiable autodidact in the grand Scottish tradition and delights in learning new things, particularly concerning science, and in passing on that knowledge via the books he writes. His writing for children and adults has so far ranged across such diverse topics as medical ethics, habitats, engineering, pharmacogenetics and the technology of ancient civilizations.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1: Think of a number
Chapter 2: Number systems
Chapter 3: The beginnings of geometry
Chapter 4: The mathematics of music
Chapter 5: Going around in circles - the path to pi
Chapter 6: Zero - the nothing that was something
Chapter 7: Algebra - solving the unknown
Chapter 8: Putting things in perspective
Chapter 9: Probability - what are the chances?
Chapter 10: Logarithms - calculating made easy
Chapter 11: Geometry gets co-ordinated
Chapter 12: Calculus - a scientific revolution
Chapter 13: Picture a number - visual data
Chapter 14: Number theory
Chapter 15: The problem of infinity
Chapter 16: Topology - the transformation of shapes
Chapter 17: The birth of computer science
Chapter 18: Game theory
Chapter 19: Chaos theory
Chapter 20: Conclusion: Does mathematics describe reality?