Enlightening Symbols

Name: Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers
Brand: Princeton University Press
SKU: 9780691154633
Price: 4775.00 INR
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A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers

by Joseph Mazur

Princeton University Press

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An entertaining look at the origins of mathematical symbols While all of us regularly use basic math symbols such as those for plus, minus, and equals, few of us know that many of these symbols weren't available before the sixteenth century. What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then? And how did mathematical notations evolve into what we know today?

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