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Enlightening Symbols

Paperback • 2016 • 1. edition

Enlightening Symbols

By Joseph Mazur

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About the book

While all of us regularly use basic math symbols such as those for plus, minus, and equals, few of us know that many of these symbols weren't available before the sixteenth century. What did mathematicians rely on for their work before then? And how did mathematical notations evolve into what we know today? In Enlightening Symbols, popular math writer Joseph Mazur explains the fascinating history behind the development of our mathematical notation system. He shows how symbols were used initially...Show more

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ISBN

9780691173375

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published year

2016

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1

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Enlightening Symbols

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Paperback

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