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Van Brummelen, Glen.
Trigonometry.
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Trigonometry : a very short introduction /
Glen
Van
Brummelen
.
by
Van
Brummelen
,
Glen
.
Oxford University Press, 2020.
Call #:
516.24 V217t
Subjects
Trigonometry.
Series
Very short introductions.
ISBN:
9780198814313 (pbk.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xxii,163 p. : ill. (black and white) ; 18 cm.
Summary:
"In this Very Short Introduction
Glen
Van
Brummelen
shows how trigonometry connects mathematics to science, and has today become an indispensable tool in predicting cyclic patterns like animal populations and ocean tides. Its historical journey through major cultures such as medieval India and the Islamic World has taken it through disciplines such as geography and even religious practice. Trigonometry has also been a major player in the most startling mathematical developments of the modern world. Its interactions with the concept of infinity led to Taylor and Fourier series, some of the most practical tools of modern science. The birth of complex numbers led to a shocking union of exponential and trigonometric functions, creating the most beautiful formulas and powerful modelling tools in science. Finally, as
Van
Brummelen
shows, trigonometry allows us to explore the strange new worlds of non-Euclidean geometries, opening up bizarre possibilities for the shape of space itself. And indeed, one of those new geometries - spherical - takes us full circle back to ancient Greek astronomers and European navigators, who first used it to chart their ways across the heavens and the earth."--From publisher.
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