A wealth of numbers
Subtitle: an anthology of 500 years of popular mathematics writing
By: [edited by] Benjamin Wardhaugh
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Princeton
Language: eng
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780691147758
Subjects: Mathematics
Description: Despite what we may sometimes imagine, popular mathematics writing didn't begin with Martin Gardner. In fact, it has a rich tradition stretching back hundreds of years. This entertaining and enlightening anthology--the first of its kind--gathers nearly one hundred fascinating selections from the past 500 years of popular math writing, bringing to life a little-known side of math history. Ranging from the late fifteenth to the late twentieth century, and drawing from books, newspapers, magazines, and websites, A Wealth of Numbers includes recreational, classroom, and work mathematics;
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.