Trigonometric Delights
(Paperback, 3rd edition)
Publishing Details
Trigonometric Delights
By (Author) Eli Maor
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
16th June 2020
3rd edition
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
History of mathematics
Trigonometry
516.242
Physical Properties
Paperback
256
Width 140mm, Height 216mm
Description
A fun, entertaining exploration of the ideas and people behind the growth of trigonometry Trigonometry has a reputation as a dry, difficult branch of mathematics, a glorified form of geometry complicated by tedious computation. In Trigonometric Delights, Eli Maor dispels this view. Rejecting the usual descriptions of sine, cosine, and their trig
Author Bio
Eli Maor is a former professor of the history of mathematics at Loyola University Chicago. His books include the internationally acclaimed To Infinity and Beyond, e: The Story of a Number, The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History, and Music by the Numbers (all Princeton).
