Encyclopedia of mathematics /

Tanton, James Stuart, -1966

Encyclopedia of mathematics / James Tanton. - New York : Facts on File, Inc., c2005. - viii, 568 p. : ill. 29 cm.

Contains topics such as areas,complex numbers,divisibility rules,fractions,Greek Mathematics,infinity,logarithm,multiplication,Sir Isaac Newton,paradox,Blaise Pascal,Pythagoras,sphere,tangent,triangle and vector. Includes historical notes, culture-specific articles, and biographical portraits. Also contains a timeline listing major accomplishments throughout the historical development of mathematics, a list of current mathematics organizations , bibliography and web resources..

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Mathematics

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