TY  - BOOK
AU  - Waters,Thomas
TI  - FOUR CORNERS OF MATHEMATICS: a brief history, from pythagoras to perelman
T2  - AK Peters/CRC recreational mathematics series
SN  - 9781040226674
AV  - QA21 
PY  - 2025///
CY  - [S.l.]
PB  - AK PETERS
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - History
KW  - Popular works
KW  - Geometry
KW  - Algebra
KW  - Calculus
KW  - Topology
KW  - MATHEMATICS / History & Philosophy
KW  - bisacsh
KW  - HISTORY / General
KW  - MATHEMATICS / Geometry / General
N2  - The Four Corners of Mathematics: A Brief History, from Pythagoras to Perelman describes the historical development of the big ideas' in mathematics in an accessible and intuitive manner. In delivering this bird's-eye view of the history of mathematics, the author uses engaging diagrams and images to communicate complex concepts while also exploring the details of the main results and methods of high-level mathematics. As such, this book involves some equations and terminology, but the only assumption on the readers' knowledge is A-level or high school mathematics.Features Divided into four parts, covering Geometry, Algebra, Calculus and Topology Presents high-level mathematics in a visual and accessible way with numerous examples and over 250 illustrations Includes several novel and intuitive proofs of big theorems, so even the nonexpert reader can appreciate them Sketches of the lives of important contributors, with an emphasis on often overlooked female mathematicians and those who had to struggle
UR  - https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003455592
UR  - http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf
ER  -