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A Little History of Mathematics

Hardcover • 2025 • English

A Little History of Mathematics

By Snezana Lawrence

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About the book

A lively, accessible history of mathematics throughout the ages and across the globeMathematics is fundamental to our daily lives. Science, computing, economics--all aspects of modern life rely on some kind of maths. But how did our ancestors think about numbers? How did they use mathematics to explain and understand the world around them? Where do numbers even come from?In this Little History, Snezana Lawrence traces the fascinating history of mathematics, from the Egyptians and Babylonians to ...Show more

Probability and statistics
Bayesian inference
History of mathematics

Book details

ISBN

9780300273731

Publisher

Yale University Press

Published year

2025

Language

English

Original title

A Little History of Mathematics

Format

Hardcover

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