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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Duel at dawn Duel at dawn Amir Alexander This book explores the relation between romanticism and the rise of abstraction in mathematics during the 18th century. OL15518063W
Five Equations That Changed the World Five Equations That Changed the World Michael Guillen Robert Frost once suggested that a poem is a pithy form of expression that, by definition, can never be translated accurately. The same can be said about mathematics: The best way to understand and a… OL1925971W
Mathematics in ancient Iraq Mathematics in ancient Iraq Eleanor Robson Mixes archaeological and social (including textual and linguistic) detail to trace the development and use of mathematics in ancient Iraq over the last three centuries BCE. OL1956129W
Game changers Game changers Rudolf J. Taschner "In this lively history of game theory, a gifted math educator and science writer explains for lay readers the uses and value of this innovative yet easy-to-understand approach to mathematical modeli… OL19725847W