The search for certainty : (Record no. 3737)

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International Standard Book Number 0486474429 : PAP
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International Standard Book Number 9780486474427
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System control number (OCoLC)319492181
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Source of stock number/acquisition Dover Pubns, 31 E 2nd st, Mineola, NY, USA, 11501, (516)2947000-223 SAN 201-338X
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Item number .S43 2012
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Classification number 510.9
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Classification number 510.9
Item number Se439s
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Title The search for certainty :
Remainder of title a journey through the history of mathematics, 1800-2000 /
Statement of responsibility, etc. edited by Frank J. Swetz.
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Mineola, N.Y. :
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Dover Publications,
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2012.
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent vi, 186 p. :
Other physical details ill. ;
Dimensions 26 cm.
500 ## - GENERAL NOTE
General note Contains a new selection from the work, From five fingers to infinity : a journey through the history of mathematics, published by Open Court in 1994.
504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE
Bibliography, etc. note Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE
Formatted contents note The changing concept of change: the derivative from Fermat to Weierstrass -- Niels Henrik Abel -- Olivier and Abel on series convergence: an episode from early 19th century analysis -- The parallel postulate -- Saccheri, forerunner of non-euclidean geometry -- The evolution of group theory: a brief survey -- The men responsible for the development of vectors -- Matrix theory I: Arthur Cayley-founder of Matrix Theory -- Matrix Theory II: basic properties -- Matrix Theory III: the characteristic equation; minimal polynomials -- Sylvester and Scott -- The early beginnings of set theory -- Infinity: the twilight zone of mathematics -- Irrationals or incommensurables V: their admission to the realm of numbers -- The genesis of point set topology: from Newton to Hausdorff -- The origin of the four-color conjecture -- Meta-mathematics and the modern conception of mathematics -- Intuition and logic in mathematics -- The three crises in mathematics: logicism, intuitionism, and formalism -- Kurt Godel, mathematician and logician -- Thinking the unthinkable: the story of complex numbers (with a moral) -- The development of modern statistics -- ENIAC: the first computer -- Dynamical systems: Birkhoff and Smale -- Fermat's last theorem: 1637-1988.
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Topical term or geographic name entry element Mathematics
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision 19th century.
650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM
Topical term or geographic name entry element Mathematics
General subdivision History
Chronological subdivision 20th century.
700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Swetz, Frank J.,
Dates associated with a name 1937-
740 0# - ADDED ENTRY--UNCONTROLLED RELATED/ANALYTICAL TITLE
Uncontrolled related/analytical title From five fingers to infinity.
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    Dewey Decimal Classification     Odessa College Odessa College Stacks 04/23/2013 13.00   510.9 SE439S 51994001678327 1 Books