The World of Mathematics, Vol. 2 (Volume 2) (Dover Books on Mathematics)

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ISBN-10:

0486411508

ISBN-13:

9780486411507

Edition: Unabridged
Released: Sep 18, 2000
Format: Paperback, 720 pages
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Description:

Vol. 2 of a monumental 4-volume set covers mathematics and the physical world, mathematics and social science, and the laws of chance, with non-technical essays by and about scores of eminent mathematicians, economists, scientists, and others. Individual articles on "Mathematics of Motion," by Galileo Galilei; "Mathematics of Heredity," by Gregor Mendel; "Mathematics of Population and Food," by Thomas Robert Malthus, and many more. Informative commentary by noted mathematics scholar James R. Newman precedes each essay. Numerous figures.

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