The Prince of Mathematics

Carl Friedrich Gauss

M. B. W. Tent (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

264 Seiten

2006
A K Peters (Verlag)
978-1-56881-261-8 (ISBN)

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Narrating the life of Carl Friedrich Gauss, the 18th century mathematician, this book introduces young readers to a different culture. Based on research of original and secondary sources, it creates a historical narrative that will inspire young readers and even curious adults with a story of human touch and personal achievement.

Learn about the boy who - could read and add numbers when he was three years old, - thwarted his teacher by finding a quick and easy way to sum the numbers 1-100, - attracted the attention of a Duke with his genius, and became the man who... - predicted the reappearance of a lost planet, - discovered basic properties of magnetic forces, - invented a surveying tool used by professionals until the invention of lasers. Based on extensive research of original and secondary sources, this historical narrative will inspire young readers and even curious adults with its touching story of personal achievement.

Margaret Tent grew up in western Massachusetts where she graduated from Mt. Holyoke College. She has taught mathematics for several years and enjoys bringing the history of mathematics into her teaching. She currently lives and teaches in Birmingham, Alabama.

Child Prodigy (1777–1788)
Counting
Sums
The Duke of Braunschweig
The Schoolroom
Arithmetic
Early Mathematics

The Duke’s Protégé (1788–1798)
Royal Patronage
Gymnasium: High School
Independent Study of Mathematics
The Regular 17-gon
Mathematical Journal
Number Theory

Gifted Astronomer, Father of a Young Family (1798–1814)
Carl Friedrich Gauss, PhD
The Planetoid Ceres
A Wife and a Child
The Duke and St. Petersburg
Professor of Astronomy
Tragedy
Marriage to Minna Waldeck
The Trip to Munich
The New Observatory
Gauss’ Mother

Surveyor of Hannover, Father of a Growing Family (1815–1832)
Surveying
Summers on the Road
Trouble with Eugen

Magnetic Professor, Prince of Mathematics (1833–1855)
Non-Euclidean Geometry
Magnetism
The Göttingen Seven
Looking Back

Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	16.1.2006
Verlagsort	Natick
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
	Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik
ISBN-10	1-56881-261-2 / 1568812612
ISBN-13	978-1-56881-261-8 / 9781568812618
Zustand	Neuware