Overview
This book introduces the reader to various topics in mathematics and is intended for precocious high school students and college students just beginning their study of mathematics. Topics include the Euclidean algorithm, geometrical constructions created by the Greeks, and ancient Babylonian and Chinese proofs of the Pythagorean theorem.
- | Author: George Phillips
- | Publisher: Springer
- | Publication Date: Jul 15, 2005
- | Number of Pages: 240 pages
- | Binding: Hardback or Cased Book
- | ISBN-10: 0387255281
- | ISBN-13: 9780387255286
