The universe in zero words : the story of mathematics as told through equations

By: Mackenzie, DanaMaterial type: TextTextPublication details: New Jersey: Princeton University Press, [c2012]Description: 224 pISBN: 9780691160160
Contents:
Introduction: the abacist versus the algorist Part one: equations of antiquity Part two: equations in the age of exploration Part three: equations in a promethean age Part four: equations in our own time
Summary: The Universe in Zero Words tells the history of twenty-four great and beautiful equations that have shaped mathematics, science, and society--from the elementary (1+1=2) to the sophisticated (the Black-Scholes formula for financial derivatives), and from the famous (E=mc2) to the arcane (Hamilton's quaternion equations). Mackenzie, who has been called "a popular-science ace" by Booklistmagazine, lucidly explains what each equation means, who discovered it (and how), and how it has affected our lives.
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Introduction: the abacist versus the algorist
Part one: equations of antiquity
Part two: equations in the age of exploration
Part three: equations in a promethean age
Part four: equations in our own time

The Universe in Zero Words tells the history of twenty-four great and beautiful equations that have shaped mathematics, science, and society--from the elementary (1+1=2) to the sophisticated (the Black-Scholes formula for financial derivatives), and from the famous (E=mc2) to the arcane (Hamilton's quaternion equations). Mackenzie, who has been called "a popular-science ace" by Booklistmagazine, lucidly explains what each equation means, who discovered it (and how), and how it has affected our lives.

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