- Paperback: 650 pages
- Publisher: The Merlin Press Ltd; 4th Revised edition edition (Aug 1989)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0850363802
- ISBN-13: 978-0850363807
- Product Dimensions: 21 x 13 x 3.6 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
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- #73 in Books > Science & Nature > Mathematics > Mathematical Theory > Number Theory
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14 of 15 people found the following review helpful
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I have had a copy of this book by me for over 30 years and have only visited this site because I was thinking of buying an updated copy for my Grandson. I am self educated and I found this book outstanding for understanding maths, its historical approach seems to me to be the way learn the subject.
The only other book which has stood the test of time for me is "Mathematician's Delight" by WW Sawyer which is an easier read but doesn't cover the range of topics found "Mathematics for the million". I don't have much need of mathematics now that I have retired but I picked up the book again this week because I want to revise navigation for use on a Flight Simulator.
The only minor criticism is that some of the notations are a little old fashioned.
The only other book which has stood the test of time for me is "Mathematician's Delight" by WW Sawyer which is an easier read but doesn't cover the range of topics found "Mathematics for the million". I don't have much need of mathematics now that I have retired but I picked up the book again this week because I want to revise navigation for use on a Flight Simulator.
The only minor criticism is that some of the notations are a little old fashioned.
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A Math Primer which has passed the test of time
25 Jan 2000
Format:Paperback
The original edition was published in March 1937, and the present version is "updated" no more than necessary to remain accessible. Although it spans the essential concepts of basic mathematics from number systems to calculus, it embeds these in historical context that takes the chill edge off the schoolroom's stark exposure to ideas that startle the mind at first. At ten years old, I enjoyed its 1965 resurgence, which undoubtedly paved the way for my eventual Ph.D. in physics. But the book wasn't written for physicists or math-whiz wannabees. It was written for "the Million" -- the hoards of civilized men and women who benefited little from classroom math instruction and now feel the loss. Its continued popularity (or marketability, at any rate) testify to the skill with which Hogben has made the supposedly arcane both accessible and comfortable.
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