Book:Philip E.B. Jourdain/The Nature of Mathematics/Revised Edition

Subject Matter

 * History of Mathematics

Contents

 * Preface to the First Edition (1912)


 * Preface to the Revised Edition (1919)


 * Introduction
 * I. The Growth of Mathematical Science in Ancient Times
 * II. The Rise and Progress of Modern Mathematics &mdash; Algebra
 * III. The Rise and Progress of Modern Mathematics &mdash; Analytical Geometry and the Method of Indivisibles
 * IV. The Beginnings of the Application of Mathematics to Natural Science – The Science of Dynamics
 * V. The Rise of Modern Mathematics &mdash; The Infinitesimal Calculus
 * VI. Modern Views of Limits and Numbers
 * VII. The Nature of Mathematics
 * Bibliography