A concise history of mathematics
by Dirk Jan Struik · first published 1948
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…about? This will add an immense amount of meaning to your subjects. I recommend the following books: - "Men of Mathematics" by ET Bell. Also "The Development of Mathematics" by the same author. - "A Concise History of Mathematics" by Dirk Struik, - "A History of Mathematics" by Boyer - And of course, the internet. 3. Read a few "big picture" books side-by-side. A few suggestions: - "Foundations and Fundamental Concepts of…
on “Ask HN: How Do I Get Math?” ↗…societies commonly have used base 20 (my speculation: maybe natural if you are barefoot or wear sandals) and base 5. I highly recommend the book, the leader in its time (1987) and maybe still today: A Concise History of Mathematics, 4th revised Ed., by Dirk Struik
on “The Birkana hexadecimal number symbols” ↗…cope with that challenge (and ultimately be a better learner / user of mathematics) was digging into the history of mathematics. Many great books in that genre but a very influential one for me was the Concise History of Mathematics by Dirk Jan Struik
on “Ask HN: Math books that made you significantly better at math?” ↗You (or others) may like Struik’s A Concise History of Mathematics [1]. It’s also quite easy to read cover-to-cover. My other favorite, Stillwell’s Mathematics and Its History, is excellent as well. In my opinion, Stillwell’s book is better to read as a way to motivate…
on “The Princeton Companion to Mathematics [pdf]” ↗“A Concise History of Mathematics” by D.J. Struik apparently (I have read only a tiny part of it) is good, but being 70+ years old, it is getting more and more dated. It also doesn’t discuss the mathematics itself in much depth; it more…
on “A Map of Mathematics” ↗…Mathematics) 3rd ed. 2010 Edition by John Stillwell The History of the Calculus and Its Conceptual Development (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Carl B. Boyer A History of Mathematics by Carl B. Boyer A Concise History of Mathematics: Fourth Revised Edition (Dover Books on Mathematics)A Concise History of Mathematics: Fourth Revised Edition (Dover Books on Mathematics) by Dirk J. Struik Introduction to the Foundations of Mathematics:…
on “Galois Theory” ↗