Ancient Mathematics

History of Mathematics in Ancient Greece and Hellenism

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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The volume contains a comprehensive and problem-oriented presentation of ancient Greek mathematics from Thales to Proklos Diadochos. The explanations of Greek calculus, mathematical geography and mathematics of the early Middle Ages have been expanded and show new points of view.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-01-02
Mått155 x 235 x 24 mm
Vikt830 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor468
FörlagSpringer-Verlag Berlin and Heidelberg GmbH & Co. KG
ISBN9783662664933
OriginaltitelDie antike Mathematik

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Dietmar Herrmann studied mathematics and physics at the Technical University of Munich, graduating with a state examination in 1972. In addition to serving as a high school teacher, he was a successful author of books on programming languages and applied mathematics (statistics, numerics). As a lecturer at the Munich University of Applied Sciences he held lectures on mathematics and computer science for 15 years. As a retired director of studies, he devotes himself to the history of mathematics, which has interested him since his student days.

How Greek science began.- Thales of Miletus.- Pythagoras and the Pythagoreans.- Hippocrates of Chios.- Athens and the Academy.- Plato.- Aristotle and the Lykeion.- Alexandria.- Euclid .- Classical problems of Greek mathematics.- Archimedes of Syracuse.- Eratosthenes of Cyrene.- The conic sections.- Apollonius of Perga.- The beginnings of trigonometry.- Heron of Alexandria.- Klaudios Ptolemaios.- Nicomachus of Gerasa.- Theon of Smyrna.- Diophantos of Alexandria.- Pappos of Alexandria.- Theon of Alexandria.- Proklos Diadochos.- Roman mathematics.- The heritage of Hellenistic mathematics.