Trigonometric delights [Elektronisk resurs] / Elia Maor.

• Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface; Prologue: Ahmes the Scribe, 1650 B.C.; Recreational Mathematics in Ancient Egypt; 1. Angles; 2. Chords; Plimpton 322: The Earliest Trigonometric Table?; 3. Six Functions Come of Age; Johann Müller Alias Regiomontanus; 4. Trigonometry Becomes Analytic; François Viète; 5. Measuring Heaven and Earth; Abraham De Moivre; 6. Two Theorems from Geometry; 7. Epicycloids and Hypocycloids; Maria Agnesi and Her "Witch"; 8. Variations on a Theme by Gauss; 9. Had Zeno Only Known This!; 10. (sin ); 11. A Remarkable Formula. 
• Jules Lissajous and His Figures12. tan x; 13. A Mapmaker's Paradise; 14. sinx = 2: Imaginary Trigonometry; Edmund Landau: The Master Rigorist; 15. Fourier's Theorem; Appendixes; 1. Let's Revive an Old Idea; 2. Barrow's Integration of sec ø; 3. Some Trigonometric Gems; 4. Some Special Values of sin a; Bibliography; Credits for Illustrations; Index. 

• Trigonometry has always been the black sheep of mathematics. It has a reputation as a dry and difficult subject, a glorified form of geometry complicated by tedious computation. In this book, Eli Maor draws on his remarkable talents as a guide to the world of numbers to dispel that view. Rejecting the usual arid descriptions of sine, cosine, and their trigonometric relatives, he brings the subject to life in a compelling blend of history, biography, and mathematics. He presents both a survey of the main elements of trigonometry and a unique account of its vital contribution to science and soci. 

Ämnesord

Mathematics. 

Trigonometry. 

Genre

Electronic books.  (LCSH)

Klassifikation

QA531 (LCC)

516.24 (DDC)

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