Domare l'infinito

This is a history of mathematics packed into less than 400 pages. Ian tackles everything from ancient tallying systems to group theory, from foundational maths to probability theory, from number theory to complexity. So no prizes for guessing that this is not an in-depth account of each subject. But Leggi tutto

This is a short history of maths. By short, I mean really short. Which is unfortunate, because there can be no justice done to any topic within the few pages that the author has allocated for each. In some cases, just as the topic gets interesting, the author is forced to make a rapid conclusion. In Leggi tutto

This is a history of mathematics, more than it's a book about specific mathematical discoveries. While I understand that it's a formidable task to explain the results of mathematics without actually going through the terminology and proofs, I had hoped for something more akin to Charles Petzold 's Th Leggi tutto

This is one of the best books on history of mathematics I have read in a very long time. The author has a wonderful way of starting with something basic and getting to complicated aspects in just a couple of pages. I loved it. The chapters are very interestingly divided into small sub-chapters; ever Leggi tutto

"Taming the Infinite" could be one of the best books to explain the history of the mathematics from Ancient Periods until this time. Ian Stewart had done almost everything in his ability. I could generally imagine the world of mathematics and its parts. Author showed examples how we use mathematics

Leuk boek over de geschiedenis van de wiskunde. Het is niet echt chronologisch opgebouw, maar het is eerder gebiedsgericht bv. hoe de calculus evolueerde naar de analyse en verder naar de differentiaal en integraalrekening. Interessant zijn ook de korte intermezzo's over de belangrijkse figuren uit

I can’t bring myself to finish reading this book, I stopped at chapter 8. The book does summarize the history of the development of math pretty well, but the parts that show you some actual math are really bad, either completely wrong or show you just the end result with almost no hint on how to get Leggi tutto

I really quite enjoyed this non-fiction history of math book. I will admit most of the math itself was beyond what I could understand, but I loved hearing about how the different thought processes came about and the histories of the mathematicians. Very enjoyable read.

La historia de las matemáticas es una cuestión a menudo olvidada en los programas educativos. Muchos pensarán que es más importante centrarse en los procedimientos y en las aplicaciones (aunque en esto último a veces tampoco se incide todo lo que se debería) que entender cómo se llegó al punto de ne Leggi tutto