Product Description: An elementary text that can be understood by anyone with a background in high school geometry, this text focuses on the problems inherent to coloring maps, homeomorphism, applications of Descartes' theorem, and topological polygons...read more
9780486427867 | Dover Pubns, March 14, 2003, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: An elementary text that can be understood by anyone with a background in high school geometry, this text focuses on the problems inherent to coloring maps, homeomorphism, applications of Descartes' theorem, and topological polygons.
9780883855447 | Mathematical Assn of Amer, November 1, 2002, cover price $43.00 | About this edition: Presents a collection of stories and anecdotes about mathematics and mathematicians.
9780883855430 | Mathematical Assn of Amer, November 1, 2002, cover price $43.00 | About this edition: Presents a collection of stories and anecdotes about mathematics and mathematicians.
9780883855423 | Mathematical Assn of Amer, November 1, 2002, cover price $41.00 | About this edition: Presents a collection of stories and anecdotes about mathematics and mathematicians.
Product Description: Long known as a mathematical storyteller, Howard Eves here writes his personal reminiscences mostly mathematical, some not. The cast of characters includes Albert Einstein, Norbert Wiener, Julian Lowell Coolidge, Maurice Frechet, Nathan Altshiller-Court, G...read more
9780883855355 | Mathematical Assn of Amer, June 1, 2001, cover price $26.95 | About this edition: Long known as a mathematical storyteller, Howard Eves here writes his personal reminiscences mostly mathematical, some not.
Product Description: Third edition of popular undergraduate-level text offers overview of historical roots and evolution of several areas of mathematics. Topics include mathematics before Euclid, Euclid's Elements, non-Euclidean geometry, algebraic structure, formal axiomatics, sets, and more...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)
9780534921637 | 3 sub edition (Pws Pub Co, March 1, 1990), cover price $50.95 | About this edition: This book should be of interest to degree and diploma students taking introductory courses in mathematics.
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9780486696096 | 3 sub edition (Dover Pubns, May 20, 1997), cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Third edition of popular undergraduate-level text offers overview of historical roots and evolution of several areas of mathematics.
Product Description: This classic best-seller by a well-known author introduces mathematics history to math and math education majors. Suggested essay topics and problem studies challenge students. CULTURAL CONNECTIONS sections explain the time and culture in which mathematics developed and evolved...read more
9780030295584 | 6 edition (Brooks/Cole Pub Co, December 1, 1989), cover price $270.95 | About this edition: This classic best-seller by a well-known author introduces mathematics history to math and math education majors.
Product Description: After receiving letters of outcry when he tried to end his popular "Mathematical Circles" series, Howard Eves put together this "Return to Mathematical Circles", another collection of mathematical tales. From the story of Newton's original bed to a remarkable factorization, Eve's second collection of 360 stories will help you give your students a new understanding of mathematics' place in history and in their everyday lives...read more
9780871501059 | Kent Pub Co, July 1, 1987, cover price $93.95 | About this edition: After receiving letters of outcry when he tried to end his popular "Mathematical Circles" series, Howard Eves put together this "Return to Mathematical Circles", another collection of mathematical tales.
Product Description: Concrete treatment of fundamental concepts and operations, equivalence, determinants, matrices with polynomial elements, and similarity and congruence. Each chapter has many excellent problems and optional related information. No previous course in abstract algebra required.
9780486639468 | Dover Pubns, March 1, 1980, cover price $16.95 | About this edition: Concrete treatment of fundamental concepts and operations, equivalence, determinants, matrices with polynomial elements, and similarity and congruence.
9780871501219 | Prindle Weber & Schmidt, January 1, 1972, cover price $97.95 | About this edition: Brings together philosophical and nonsensical stories about mathematics as well as tales concerning living mathematicians
9780685195925 | Prindle Weber & Schmidt, June 1, 1969, cover price $38.00 | About this edition: A collection of colorful stories associated with mathematical theories and mathematicians from primitive man to Einstein
9780871500564 | Wadsworth Pub Co, January 1, 1969, cover price $123.95 | About this edition: A collection of colorful stories associated with mathematical theories and mathematicians from primitive man to Einstein