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ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
MATHEMATICS
JAMES TANTON, P H .D.
 
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Encyclopedia of Mathematics
Copyright © 2005 by James Tanton, Ph.D.
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Tanton, James Stuart, 1966–
Encyclopedia of mathematics/James Tanton.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8160-5124-0
1. Mathematics—Encyclopedia. I. Title.
QA5.T34 2005
510
.3—dc22
2004016785
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C ONTENTS
Acknowledgments
v
Introduction
vi
A to Z Entries
1
Feature Essays:
“History of Equations and Algebra”
9
“History of Calculus”
57
“History of Functions”
208
“History of Geometry”
226
“History of Probability and Statistics”
414
“History of Trigonometry”
510
Appendixes:
Appendix I
Chronology
539
 
Appendix II
Bibliography and Web Resources
546
Appendix III
Associations
551
Index
552
 
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