The mathematical universe: an alphabetical journey through the great proofs, problems, and personalities/ William Dunham.

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Dunham, William, 1947-

Publication details: New York: Wiley, c1994.Description: vi, 314 p.: ill.; 25 cmISBN:

0471536563 (acid-free paper) :

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-307) and index.

Arithmetic -- Bernoulli trials -- Circle -- Differential calculus -- Euler -- Fermat -- Greek geometry -- Hypotenuse -- Isoperimetric problem -- Justification -- Knighted Newton -- Lost Leibniz -- Mathematical personality -- Natural logarithm -- Origins -- Prime number theorum -- Quotient -- Russell's paradox -- Spherical surface -- Trisection -- Utility -- Venn diagram -- Where are the women? -- X-Y plane -- Z .

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