Probability and Statistics

By John Tabak

Geometry

By John Tabak

Covering the many aspects of geometry, this volume of the History of Mathematics series presents a compelling look at mathematical theories alongside historical occurrences. The engaging and inform...

Biofuels

By John Tabak

Coal and oil

By John Tabak

Numbers

By John Tabak

Deals with numbers from the point of view of computation, beginning with the earliest number concepts from ancient Mesopotamian, Chinese, and Mayan mathematicians. It describes the origin and diffu...

Probability and Statistics

By John Tabak

Geometry

By John Tabak

Beginning with a brief description of some of the geometry that preceded the geometry of the Greeks, it takes up the story of geometry during the European Renaissance as well as the significant mat...

Mathematics and the laws of nature

By John Tabak

Describes the evolution of the idea that nature can be described in the language of mathematics. --from publisher description

Algebra

By John Tabak

Beyond geometry

By John Tabak