The Saga of Mathematics: A Brief History

By Marty Lewinter and William Widulski

Book Overview

For undergraduate-level courses in the History of Mathematics, or Liberal Arts Mathematics. Perfect for the non-math major, this inexpensive paperback text uses lively language to put mathematics in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0130340790
• ISBN13: 9780130340795
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Pearson
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"

Customer Reviews

I finally understand math

I never appreciated my math courses in school. As a returning adult, I really found this book easily explains the concepts it is trying to get across. I especially liked the Chinese numbers. It is nice to learn about math from other cultures. I now want to learn more math. Thank You, Lewinter and Widulski, I hope you guys write more math books.

An Excellent Book!!!!

This book covers Egyptian mathematics through to todays computers. It takes you on a journey through "mathematics" time. But the best part is even I understood it which says quite alot. I especially enjoyed the humor (Yes, a math book with humor) and the historical tidbits. I love this book!!

math affects everything!

fun to read; full of history; math was easy to follow; showed impact of math on science, music, art, navigation, computers and philosophy; every parent should read this for when their kid says, "i hate math"...i loved the picture proof that the first nodd numbers add up to n squared (like 1 + 3 + 5 + 7 = 16 which is 4 squared)...i envy the authors' students!