{"product_id":"9780691201887","title":"The Language of Mathematics","description":"Author: Ral Rojas\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9780691201887\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Princeton University Press\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 May 2025\u003cbr\u003ePages: 280\u003cbr\u003eFormat: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eA marvelous compendium of mathematical symbols and their fascinating histories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGalileo famously wrote that the book of nature is written in mathematical language. \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e is a wide-ranging and beautifully illustrated collection of short, colourful histories of the most commonly used symbols in mathematics, providing readers with an engaging introduction to the origins, evolution, and conceptual meaning of each one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn dozens of lively and informative entries, Ral Rojas shows how today's mathematics stands on the shoulders of giants, mathematicians from around the world who developed mathematical notation through centuries of collective effort. He tells the stories of such figures as al-Khwrizm, Rene Descartes, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Carl Friedrich Gauss, Augustin-Louis Cauchy, Karl Weierstrass, Sofia Kovalevskaya, David Hilbert, and Kenneth Iverson. Topics range from numbers and variables to sets and functions, constants, and combinatorics. Rojas describes the mathematical problems associated with different symbols and reveals how mathematical notation has sometimes been an accidental process. The entries are self-contained and can be read in any order, each one examining one or two symbols, their history, and the variants they may have had over time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn essential companion for math enthusiasts, \u003ci\u003eThe Language of Mathematics\u003c\/i\u003e shows how mathematics is a living and evolving entity, forever searching for the best symbolism to express relationships between abstract concepts and to convey meaning.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46680677482654,"sku":"ADS-9780691201887","price":49.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9780691201887.jpg?v=1775543637","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9780691201887","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}