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Mathematics and the Physical World

Mathematics and the Physical World

Kline, Morris

Paperback

Series: Dover Books on Mathematics

HumorGeneral MathematicsPhysics

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ISBN10: 0486241041
ISBN13: 9780486241043
Publisher: Dover Publications
Published: Mar 1 1981
Pages: 512
Weight: 1.13
Height: 0.93 Width: 5.60 Depth: 8.22
Language: English
Kline is a first-class teacher and an able writer. . . . This is an enlarging and a brilliant book. ― Scientific American
Dr. Morris Kline has succeeded brilliantly in explaining the nature of much that is basic in math, and how it is used in science. ― San Francisco ChronicleSince the major branches of mathematics grew and expanded in conjunction with science, the most effective way to appreciate and understand mathematics is in terms of the study of nature. Unfortunately, the relationship of mathematics to the study of nature is neglected in dry, technique-oriented textbooks, and it has remained for Professor Morris Kline to describe the simultaneous growth of mathematics and the physical sciences in this remarkable book. In a manner that reflects both erudition and enthusiasm, the author provides a stimulating account of the development of basic mathematics from arithmetic, algebra, geometry, and trigonometry, to calculus, differential equations, and the non-Euclidean geometries. At the same time, Dr. Kline shows how mathematics is used in optics, astronomy, motion under the law of gravitation, acoustics, electromagnetism, and other phenomena. Historical and biographical materials are also included, while mathematical notation has been kept to a minimum.

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