Highly recommended to anyone interested in mathematics and its history, as it is an eye-opening and a great read. -- Choice Magazine, March 2000 <br ><br >The author's writing style is elegant yet logical... In short, the book is eminently readable... Highly recommended for all teachers of mathematics. -- The Australian Mathematics Teacher
The book is most timely, appearing, as it does, so soon after the October 1998 auction for $2 million of the Archimedes Palimpsest, and in fact, while the Palimpsest was on exhibition at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore. By the end of 155 pages, the reader is convinced that Archimedes deserves his position on Gauss' pedastal. More books like Stein's book on Archimdes would be welcome. -- Ed Sandifur
The topics in this volume are treated caraefully clearly, and with many illustrations. -- AAAS, Science Books and Films/May-June 2000
Product Description
Many people have heard two things about Archimedes: he was the greatest mathematician of antiquity, and he ran naked from his bath crying 'Eureka!'. However, few people are familiar with the actual accomplishments upon which his enduring reputation rests, and it is the aim of this book to shed light upon this matter. Archimedes' ability to achieve so much with the few mathematical tools at his disposal was astonishing. He made fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics. No great mathematical expertise is required of the reader, and the book is well illustrated with over 100 diagrams. It will prove fascinating to students and professional mathematicians alike.
Book Description
This book looks carefully at Archimedes' fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics.
Book Description
Archimedes' enduring reputation rests upon his ability to achieve so much with the few mathematical tools at his disposal. He made fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics, and this book is devoted to his work. It will prove fascinating to students and professional mathematicians alike.
About the Author
Sherman Stein received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. After a one-year instructorship at Princeton University, he joined the faculty at the University of California, Davis, where he taught until 1993. His main mathematical interests are in algebra, combinatorics, and pedagogy. He has been the recipient of two MAA awards: the Lester R. Ford Award for Mathematical Exposition, and the Beckenbach Book Prize for Algebra and Tiling (with Sándor Szabó, published by MAA). He has also received The Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of California, Davis, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Marietta College.
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Highly recommended to anyone interested in mathematics and its history, as it is an eye-opening and a great read. -- Choice Magazine, March 2000 <br ><br >The author's writing style is elegant yet logical... In short, the book is eminently readable... Highly recommended for all teachers of mathematics. -- The Australian Mathematics Teacher
The book is most timely, appearing, as it does, so soon after the October 1998 auction for $2 million of the Archimedes Palimpsest, and in fact, while the Palimpsest was on exhibition at the Walters Art Gallery in Baltimore. By the end of 155 pages, the reader is convinced that Archimedes deserves his position on Gauss' pedastal. More books like Stein's book on Archimdes would be welcome. -- Ed Sandifur
The topics in this volume are treated caraefully clearly, and with many illustrations. -- AAAS, Science Books and Films/May-June 2000
Product Description
Many people have heard two things about Archimedes: he was the greatest mathematician of antiquity, and he ran naked from his bath crying 'Eureka!'. However, few people are familiar with the actual accomplishments upon which his enduring reputation rests, and it is the aim of this book to shed light upon this matter. Archimedes' ability to achieve so much with the few mathematical tools at his disposal was astonishing. He made fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics. No great mathematical expertise is required of the reader, and the book is well illustrated with over 100 diagrams. It will prove fascinating to students and professional mathematicians alike.
Book Description
This book looks carefully at Archimedes' fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics.
Book Description
Archimedes' enduring reputation rests upon his ability to achieve so much with the few mathematical tools at his disposal. He made fundamental advances in the fields of geometry, mechanics, and hydrostatics, and this book is devoted to his work. It will prove fascinating to students and professional mathematicians alike.
About the Author
Sherman Stein received his Ph.D. from Columbia University. After a one-year instructorship at Princeton University, he joined the faculty at the University of California, Davis, where he taught until 1993. His main mathematical interests are in algebra, combinatorics, and pedagogy. He has been the recipient of two MAA awards: the Lester R. Ford Award for Mathematical Exposition, and the Beckenbach Book Prize for Algebra and Tiling (with Sándor Szabó, published by MAA). He has also received The Distinguished Teaching Award from the University of California, Davis, and an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from Marietta College.