Role of Mathematics in the Rise of Science (eBook)

Salomon Trust (Autor)

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2014 | 1. Auflage
398 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-5282-6 (ISBN)

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The central theme of these essays is the nature and role of mathematics, its growth and spread, and its involvement with ever-wider areas of knowledge. The author attempts to determine the decisive and creative aspects of the abstractness" of mathematics which have made it the dominant intellectual force that it is. He frequently confronts the mathematics and physics of today with the mathematics and physics of the Greeks, which, however renowned, was not yet capable of this abstractness.Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.7.2014
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Reihe/Serie: Princeton Legacy Library
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geometrie / Topologie
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: Addition theorem • Albert Einstein • Algebra • Anaximander • Annals of Mathematics • Apeiron (cosmology) • Applied mathematics • Aristotle • arithmetic • Astronomy • Atomism • Axiom • Babylonian mathematics • basic research • Calculus of Variations • Characteristic equation (calculus) • Chinese mathematics • classical electromagnetism • classical mathematics • Classical physics • combinatorial topology • commutative property • cosmogony • David Hilbert • Differential Geometry • Disquisitiones Arithmeticae • elementary particle • Encyclopedia of Mathematics • Equation of state (cosmology) • Ernst Mach • Euclidean space • Euclid's theorem • Foundations of mathematics • Function (mathematics) • fundamental theorem • Galileo Galilei • geometrodynamics • Geometry • Geometry and Topology • Greek mathematics • hilbert space • Information Theory • Isaac Newton • Japanese Mathematics • Lagrangian mechanics • logical framework • Mathematical Logic • Mathematical Physics • Mathematical problem • Mathematical Theory • mathematician • Mathematics • Mathesis Universalis • Max Planck • Men of Mathematics • Minkowski space • Modern Physics • Newton's law of universal gravitation • Number Theory • Ontology • Philosopher • philosophical analysis • Philosophy • philosophy of mathematics • philosophy of science • Philosophy of Space and Time • Physica (journal) • physical cosmology • physicist • Physics (Aristotle) • Pre-Socratic Philosophy • Prime number • Proportionality (mathematics) • Propositional Calculus • Pythagoreanism • Pythagorean Theorem • Quantum Chemistry • quantum electrodynamics • quantum field theory • quantum mechanics • Ricci calculus • Riemannian Geometry • Riemann surface • SCHOLASTICISM • Schrödinger equation • Science • Scientific Revolution • scientific theory • Scientist • Series (mathematics) • Special relativity • tensor calculus • Term logic • theoretical physics • theory • Theory of Forms • Theory of relativity • The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences • Time in physics • Variable (mathematics)
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-5282-X / 140085282X
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-5282-6 / 9781400852826