2014 Hardcover (ISBN 9781571462831)

2014 Hardcover (ISBN 9781571462831)

Great Mathematics Books of the Twentieth Century

A Personal Journey

Lizhen Ji (Department of Mathematics, University of Michigan)

Published: 31 March 2014

Publisher: International Press of Boston, Inc.

Language: English

Hardcover

667 pages

60 pages of front-matter, incl. 20+ color pages

List Price: $178.50

Description

Mathematics has a long history, yet it is forever new. The concepts, theories, theorems, and conjectures of the past are the foundation of modern mathematics. How can one best learn them? One effective way is to read the great books on mathematics.

The present volume serves as a guide to the most important books among the vast mathematical literature of the twentieth century, organized by subject. In doing so, it provides concise summaries of all major subjects in contemporary mathematics.

Also included are brief one-paragraph introductions to numerous works of mathematics from throughout the ages, by old masters such as Euler, Galileo, Gauss, Kepler, Leibniz, Newton, Poincaré, et al, accompanied by many images of early printed editions.

Publications

Pub. Date

ISBN-13

ISBN-10

Medium

Binding

Size, Etc.

Status

List Price

2014 Mar

9781571462831

157146283X

Print

hardcover

7.5” x 9.5”

In Print

US$178.50