The Princeton Companion to Mathematics

• Other Authors: Gowers, Timothy (Editor), Barrow-Green, June 1953- (Editor), Leader, Imre (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Princeton, New Jersey Princeton University Press 2008; ©2008
• Subjects: Mathematics
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• Physical Description: xx, 1034 pages illustrations 26 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9780691118802; 0691118809

This text features nearly 200 entries which introduce basic mathematical tools and vocabulary, trace the development of modern mathematics, define essential terms and concepts and put them in context, explain core ideas in major areas of mathematics, and much more.