Mathematics, queen and servant of science
by Eric Temple Bell · first published 1931
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An integration and amplification of two earlier volumes by the same author: The queen of the sciences, 1931 and The handmaiden of the sciences, 1937, this book presents a history of pure and applied mathematics.
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…problems. If you want to learn ABOUT math, Davis and Hersch's "The Mathematical Experience" is a fairly easy read about philosophy of math, how it is used, and a bit about studying math. Eric Temple Bell's "Mathematics: Queen and Servant of Science" is a bit dated but an excellent history of math for someone interested in learning to do advanced math; the author's a bit biased towards algebra over analysis, number theory, and geometry, but not excessively…
on “Ask HN: Best Mathematics book for complete noobie?” ↗…for Physicists: Introductory Concepts and Methods - https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Physicists-Introductory-C... For General reading (all these authors other books are also worth checking out); - Mathematics, Queen and Servant of Science - https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Queen-Servant-Science-Tem... - Mathematics and the Physical World - https://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Physical-World-Dover-Book... - Mathematician's Delight - https://www.amazon.com/Mathematicians-Delight-Dover-Books-Ma...
on “Ask HN: Are there books for mathematics like Feynman's lectures on physics?” ↗…and make every kid read them. None of the "Modern" popular science books can hold a candle to these books. - https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22YAKOV+PERE... 2. Men of Mathematics and Mathematics: Queen and Servant of Science both by E.T.Bell - https://archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Bell%2C+Er... 3. More recently, i found Who Is Fourier?: A Mathematical Adventure excellent. It is written in "manga" style but the…
on “Ask HN: Books that made you fascinated to learn more mathematics?” ↗…what most of them are about. If you want to learn a bit ABOUT math it really isn't that hard, there are lots of good books, I suggest Davis and Hersh's "The Mathematical Experience" and Eric T Bell's "Mathematics: Queen and Servant of Science" to start. The problem with the Web is that most pieces are too short (for good reason, given the constraints) or too technical for basic learning.
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