Journey through Mathematics: Creative Episodes in Its History [Hardcover]

This book offers an accessible and in-depth look at some of the most? important episodes of two thousand years of mathematical history. Beginning with trigonometry and moving on through logarithms, complex numbers, infinite series, and calculus, this book profiles some of the lesser known but crucial contributors to modern day mathematics. It is unique in its use of primary sources as well as its accessibility; a knowledge of first-year calculus is the?only prerequisite. But undergraduate and graduate students alike will appreciate this glimpse into the fascinating process of mathematical creation.

The history of math is an intercontinental journey, and this book showcases brilliant mathematicians from Greece, Egypt, and India, as well as Europe and the Islamic world. Several of the primary sources have never before been?translated into English. Their interpretation is thorough and readable, and?offers an excellent background for teachers of high school mathematics as well?as anyone interested in the history of math.

From the reviews:

This book is certainly to be recommended to any student of the history of mathematics who has a particular interest in any of the topics covered, particularly those whose history is less usually taught in detail at undergraduate level & . the friendly writing style, interesting tangents on etymology and biography, and the chance to discover the work of some less celebrated mathematicians still make Journey through mathematics a very agreeable read. (Katherine Steiner, BSHM Bulletin, Vol. 28 (1), 2013)

Choice - Outstanding Academic Title in 2012

This detailed, carefully written volume is a selective history of mathematics, up to what might be considered the early modern period & with emphasis on 17th- l#.