/lit/ - Literature

[Anonymous No.11646883]

Good morning r/lit. Does anyone have any suggests for a book on the history of math? I am looking for something detailed but appropriate for a lay-brainlet. Thank you.

[Anonymous No.11646930]

Sophie's World.

[Anonymous No.11646995]

>>11646930
History of math, not philosophy

[Anonymous No.11647222]

Sorry I don’t have anything to give you except a bump. I did laugh when I read your post while imagining the fat frog saying it to me

[Anonymous No.11647319]

>>11647222
Thank you frend, and good doubles.

[Anonymous No.11647452]

>>11646883
"A History of Mathematics" by Boyer and Merzbach.

If you want tro focus on the Greeks, read "A History of Greek Mathematics" by Heath.

Be warned, you won't be able to understand much of the history of mathematics if you're completely ignorant about math.

If you don't know jack shit about math, try reading "Mathematics for the Nonmathematician" by Kline. After that you might possibly want to read "Calculus: An Intuitive and Physical Approach" by Kline (same author as above).

Morris Kline is not liked by many pure mathematicians since his books are pretty relaxed when it comes to rigor in order to be more accessible. Kline on the other hand defends himself asking what "rigor" actually is, since standards of rigor have constantly changed through the centuries. If you don't know anything about math, consider reading the Kline's books I mentioned. They're fairly easy and you get the basic gestalt of math by reading them.

Kline also wrote a book on the history of mathematics, "Mathematical Thought from Ancient to Modern Times", but I haven't read it so I can't really comment on this one.

[Anonymous No.11648903]

>>11647452
Thank you for this comprehensive response. I will look into these. God bless.

[Anonymous No.11650081]

stillwell, euclid to godel
the russians have some good stuff too, kosmogrov or whatever

[Anonymous No.11650096]

>>11646883
>r/lit/
Triggered

[Anonymous No.11650099]

Objectivity by Daston