Author: Jeremy J. Gray and Karen Hunger ParshallKaren Hun
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Keywords: history, mathematics, algebra, modern, episodes
Number of Pages: 336
Published: 2007-07-18
List price: $69.00
ISBN-10: 0821843435
ISBN-13: 9780821843437

Algebra, as a subdiscipline of mathematics, arguably has a history going back some 4000 years to ancient Mesopotamia. The history, however, of what is recognized today as high school algebra is much shorter, extending back to the sixteenth century, while the history of what practicing mathematicians call "modern algebra" is even shorter still. The present volume provides a glimpse into the complicated and often convoluted history of this latter conception of algebra by juxtaposing twelve episodes in the evolution of modern algebra from the early nineteenth-century work of Charles Babbage on

Author: Karen Hunger Parshall and Adrian C. RiceKaren Hun
Publisher: American Mathematical Society, London Mathematical Society
Keywords: research, community, mathematical, international, unbound, evolution, mathematics
Number of Pages: 408
Published: 2002-06-01
List price: $93.00
ISBN-10: 0821821245
ISBN-13: 9780821821244

Although today’s mathematical research community takes its international character very much for granted, this ``global nature’’ is relatively recent, having evolved over a period of roughly 150 years--from the beginning of the nineteenth century to the middle of the twentieth century. During this time, the practice of mathematics changed from being centered on a collection of disparate national communities to being characterized by an international group of scholars for whom the goal of mathematical research and cooperation transcended national boundaries. Yet, the developme

Author: Karen Hunger Parshall and David E. Rowe
Publisher: American Mathematical Society, London Mathematical Society
Keywords: klein, moore, history, mathematics, felix, sylvester, american, mathematical, research, community, emergence
Number of Pages: 500
Published: 1994-08-23
List price: unknow
ISBN-10: 0821809075
ISBN-13: 9780821809075

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Author: Jeremy J. Gray
Publisher: Birkhäuser Bosto
Keywords: riemann, poincare, theory, group, differential, equations, linear
Number of Pages: 338
Published: 2000-04-13
List price: $95.00
ISBN-10: 0817638377
ISBN-13: 9780817638375

This book is a study of how a particular vision of the unity of mathematics, often called geometric function theory, was created in the 19th century. The central focus is on the convergence of three mathematical topics: the hypergeometric and related linear differential equations, group theory, and non-Euclidean geometry. The text for this new edition has been greatly expanded and revised, and the existing appendices enriched with historical accounts of the Riemann--Hilbert problem, the uniformization theorem, Picard-Vessiot theory, and the hypergeometric equation in higher dimensions. The exe

Author: Jeremy Gray
Publisher: Lonely Planet
Keywords: guide, city, amsterdam
Number of Pages: 287
Published: 2008-02-01
List price: $19.99
ISBN-10: 1741047633
ISBN-13: 9781741047639

Discover AmsterdamUncover a grand church hidden in an attic in the Red Light DistrictVisit a shoe-shaped home and the office of the future at the Living Tomorrow PavilionSip jenever (Dutch gin) at a traditional tasting house or distilleryPractice your dangling skills sampling herring from a street stallIn This Guide:42 days of in-city research, five walking tours, three cycling tours, 18 detailed mapsColor Architecture chapter shows the contrast between Amsterdam’s classic and modern stylesLocal insights from a film director, a boat-tour operator and an author

Author: Jeremy Gray
Publisher: Lonely Planet Publications
Keywords: montreal, planet, lonely
Number of Pages: 234
Published: 2004-06
List price: $16.99
ISBN-10: 1741041090
ISBN-13: 9781741041095

Croissants and cobblestones...jazz and joie de vivre...laid-back cafes and lush parks...hip clubs and haute couture...let yourself fall under the intoxicating spell of the Paris of the West. This smart, streetwise and stylish guide will help you discover all that this vibrant, cosmopolitan city has to offer. • EAT, DRINK & BE MERRY - expanded cuisine and nightlife coverage of Canada’s most indulgent town • SHOP ’TIL YOU DROP - hunt down the newest styles, above and below ground • WALK THE WALK - new walking tours include the Plateau, Parc du Mont Royal and romantic

Author: Jeremy J. Gray
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Keywords: challenge, hilbert
Number of Pages: 328
Published: 2001-01-25
List price: $60.00
ISBN-10: 0198506511
ISBN-13: 9780198506515

Few problems in mathematics have had the status of those posed by David Hilbert in 1900. Mathematicians have made their reputations by solving some of them like Fermat’s last theorem, but several remain unsolved including the Riemann Hypotheses, which has eluded all the great minds of this century. A hundred years later, this book takes a fresh look at the problems, the man who set them, and the reasons for their lasting impact on the mathematics of the twentieth century. In this fascinating book, the authors consider what makes this the pre-eminent collection of problems in mathematics,