Euler: The Master of Us All (Dolciani Mathematical Expositions, No 22)
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| Rating | : | 4.20 (969 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0883853280 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-12-16 |
| Language | : | English |
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Readers will be left in no doubt about the brilliance and pervasive influence of Euler's work.. This book examines the huge scope of mathematical areas explored and developed by Euler, which includes number theory, combinatorics, geometry, complex variables and many more. Leonhard Euler was one of the most prolific mathematicians that have ever lived. The information known to Euler over 300 years ago is discussed, and many of his advances are reconstructed
"An enjoyable mathematical romp" according to Jef Raskin. I got the book this morning, started reading it, and I didn't know the earth was still rotating until hours later and I had to start the rice cooking for supper. Solid mathematical exposition; historical asides interesting and readable. Very well done except that the puns are too exposed.Each chapter starts . A little gem. A Customer I had never read any of William Dunham's many books before. Now I want to read them all. In a scant 173 pages he describes in great detail how Leonhard Euler, arguably the greatest mathematician ever, solved the most difficult mathematical problems of his day.The style in this book is both unusual and clever. "So much fun it makes you chuckle" according to Carlos A. Morales. I don't have much to add to the excellent reviews above, except to say that if you like clear exposition of sometimes obscure mathematical themes, like logarithms of imaginary numbers, or the almost magical Euler line, you can't do better than read Professor Dunham's books. And when you mix this talent with
Unlike earlier writings about Euler, Dunham gives crystal clear accounts of how Euler ingeniously proved his most significant results, and how later experts have stood on Euler's broad shoulders. With Dunham's beautiful clarity and wit, we can follow with amazement Euler's strokes of genius which laid the groundwork for most of the mathematics we have today. Such a book has long been overdue. An ideal book for enlivening undergraduate mathematicshe {Dunham has Euler dazzling us with cleverness, page after page. -- ChoiceMathematician William Dunham has written a superb book about the life and amazing achievements of one of the greatest mathematicians of all time. -- Martin GardnerWilliam Dunham has done it again! In "Euler: the Master of Us All", he has produced a masterful portrait of one of the most fertile mathematicians of all time. It will not need to be done again for a long, long time.Martin Gardner Dunham has done it again! In "Euler: The Master of
He has won two awards for excellence in expository writing from The Mathematical Association of America: the 1993 George Plya Award, and in 1997, the Trevor Evans Award. He has also been the recipient of several grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities to fund seminars on the great theorems of mathematics in historical context. His books Journey Through Genius: The Great