The mathematical universe (Record no. 3929)
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| 001 - ACCESSION NUMBER | |
| control field | 4036 |
| 003 - CONTROL NUMBER IDENTIFIER | |
| control field | CUTN |
| 005 - DATE AND TIME OF LATEST TRANSACTION | |
| control field | 20130610121605.0 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 931130s1994 nyua b 00100 eng |
| 010 ## - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CONTROL NUMBER | |
| LC control number | 93046702 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0471536563 (acidfree paper) |
| Terms of availability | : $22.95 |
| 035 ## - SYSTEM CONTROL NUMBER | |
| System control number | 6904499 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | DLC |
| Transcribing agency | DLC |
| Modifying agency | DLC |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | QA21 |
| Item number | .D785 1994 |
| 090 ## - LOCALLY ASSIGNED LC-TYPE CALL NUMBER (OCLC); LOCAL CALL NUMBER (OCLC) | |
| Classification number (OCLC) (R) ; Classification number, CALL (RLIN) (NR) | QA21 |
| Local cutter number (OCLC) ; Book number/undivided call number, CALL (RLIN) | Dun |
| 100 10 - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Dunham, William |
| Dates associated with a name | , 1947- |
| Locally assigned cutter number (author) | DUN |
| 245 14 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | The mathematical universe |
| Remainder of title | : an alphabetical journey through the great proofs, problems, and personalities |
| Statement of responsibility, etc | / William Dunham. |
| 260 0# - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | New York |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | : Wiley & Sons |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | , c1994. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | vi, 314 p. |
| Other physical details | : ill. |
| Dimensions | ; 25 cm. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE | |
| Bibliography, etc | Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-307) and index. |
| 520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
| Summary, etc | From the simple elegance of the Pythagorean theorem to the looking-glass world of Russell's Paradox and the summed infinities of integral calculus, experience the beauty and majesty of the mathematical universe. William Dunham, author of the popular Journey Through Genius, will give you a rare sampling of its joys. Writing in his trademark razor-sharp style, Dunham introduces a tantalizing selection of the great proofs, notorious disputes, and intriguing unsolved mysteries. Subjects range from the golden age of Greek geometry to the furthest frontier of infinite series. In chapters spanning the field from A to Z, discover the marvels of the Monte Carlo Method and the ancient riddle of Dido's Problem. Scale the heights of the Himalayas with famed surveyor Sir George Everest and puzzle over the fascinating conundrum of Fermat's Last Theorem. Dunham explores more than five thousand years of mathematical history, digging into the earliest records in Egypt, Babylon, India, and China, and turning up surprising tales and tidbits from modern times. All along the way, Dunham portrays the great masters of math at their work. In colorful anecdotes, the brilliant - often eccentric - luminaries chart the course of mathematical progress. Among them are the battling Bernoulli brothers, Jakob and Johann, who worked tirelessly to one-up each other's theorems; the famed Isaac Newton and largely forgotten Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz, who independently and virtually simultaneously discovered "the calculus"; and the exceptionally determined genius Sofia Kovalevskaia, who discovered the rules of trigonometry for herself when she was left without instruction. Your passport to rich rewards, The Mathematical Universe is accessible to any reader with a basic knowledge of algebra and geometry. You will come away from this exhilarating book with a keen sense of the power and splendor of the magical mathematical world. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics |
| General subdivision | History. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematicians |
| General subdivision | History. |
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| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Dewey Decimal Classification |
| Koha item type | General Books |
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| 11/03/2020 | 3 | 3 | 510 | 4036 | 22/02/2020 | 1 | 10/06/2013 | General Books | Dewey Decimal Classification | CUTN Central Library | CUTN Central Library | Sciences | 10/06/2013 |