Description:
This book describes the historical development of the 'big ideas' in mathematics in an accessible and intuitive manner. In delivering this bird's-eye view of the history of mathematics, the author uses engaging diagrams and images to communicate complex concepts while also exploring the details of the main results.
Review Quotes:
"I can heartily recommend this well-researched and well-written book as a valuable and accessible introduction to some of the principal branches of mathematics. In my youth I read every maths book in Dun Laoghaire Public Library, and many more from elsewhere, but none compared, in quality or scope, to the book under review. I believe that it could be recommended to any young student hoping to embark on a mathematical career. He or she is sure to learn some new and delightful mathematical truths, and should thoroughly enjoy the process of discovery."
-Prof. Peter Lynch, Irish Mathematical Society Bulletin