History of the circle :
Zebrowski, Ernest Jr.
History of the circle : mathematical reasoning and the physical universe - New Jersey Rutgers University Press 2000 - x,215p.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 The Quest for Pi I
CHAPTER 2 Rollers, Wheels, and Bearings 14
CHAPTER 3 The Celestial Clock 26
CHAPTER 4 Mathematics and the Physical World 39
CHAPTER 5 Charting the Planet 51
CHAPTER 6 Surface and Space 68
CHAPTER 7 Celestial Orbs 86
CHAPTER 8 From Conies to 104
CHAPTER 9 Oscillations 124
CHAPTER 10 Waves 144
CHAPTER 11 Artificial and Natural Structures 166
CHAPTER 12 The Real and Conjectured Universe 184
Appendix A: Formulas for the areas of common shapes 201
Appendix B:Formulas for the volumes of commonsolids202
Appendix C: Algebraic equations for the conic sections203
Notes 205
Index 211
9780813528984
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History of the circle : mathematical reasoning and the physical universe - New Jersey Rutgers University Press 2000 - x,215p.
CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1 The Quest for Pi I
CHAPTER 2 Rollers, Wheels, and Bearings 14
CHAPTER 3 The Celestial Clock 26
CHAPTER 4 Mathematics and the Physical World 39
CHAPTER 5 Charting the Planet 51
CHAPTER 6 Surface and Space 68
CHAPTER 7 Celestial Orbs 86
CHAPTER 8 From Conies to 104
CHAPTER 9 Oscillations 124
CHAPTER 10 Waves 144
CHAPTER 11 Artificial and Natural Structures 166
CHAPTER 12 The Real and Conjectured Universe 184
Appendix A: Formulas for the areas of common shapes 201
Appendix B:Formulas for the volumes of commonsolids202
Appendix C: Algebraic equations for the conic sections203
Notes 205
Index 211
9780813528984
609 / ZEB