作者简介
Timothy Gowers is the Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics at the University of Cam
bridge . He received the Fields Medal in 1998, and is the author of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction. June Barrow-Green is lecturer in the history of mathematics at the Open University. Imre Leader is professor of pure mathematics at the University of Cambridge.
内容简介
This is a one-of-a-kind reference for anyone with a serious interest in mathematics. Edited by Timothy Gowers, a recipient of the Fields Medal, it presents nearly two hundred entries, written especially for this book by some of the world̵
7 ;s leading mathematicians, that introduce basic mathematical
tools and vocabulary; trace the development of modern mathematics; explain essential terms and concepts; examine core ideas in major areas of mathematics; describe the achievements of scores of famous mathematicians; e
xplore the impact of mathematics on other disciplines such as biology, finance, and
music –and much, much more.
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