The History of Modern Mathematics, Volume 2 : Volume 2

Edited by: David E. Rowe; Edited by: John McCleary

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The History of Modern Mathematics, Volume 2 : Volume 2

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ISBN-13: 9780125996624
ISBN-10: 0125996624
Publisher: Academic Press
Format: Hardback, 325 pages
Pub Date: 01/1990
Edition Number: 1

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* Mathematical institutions in France and Germany and their role in promoting applications
* Relationship between mathematics and physics
* Foundations of mathematics
* Complex variable theory, geometry and topology
* Geometry in the spirit of Klein's Erlangen program
* Algebra and number theory
* Formative influences on mathematics in the United States

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The Crossroads of Mathematics and Physics: E. Scholz, Crystallographic Symmetry Concepts and Group Theory (1850-1880). T. Archibald, Physics as a Constraint on Mathematical Research: The Case of Potential Theory and Electrodynamics. J. L*adutzen, The Geometrization of Analytical Mechanics: A Pioneering Contribution by Joseph Liouville (ca. 1850). D.J. Struik, Schouten, Levi-Civita, and the Emergence of Tensor Calculus. Applied Mathematics in the Early 19th-Century France: I. Grattan-Guinness, Modes and Manners of Applied Mathematics: The Case of Mechanics. A.D. Dalmedico, La Propogation des Ondes en Eau Profoned et ses D*aaeveloppements Math*aaematiques: (Poisson, Cauchy 1815-1825). Pure versus Applied Mathematics in Late 19th-Century Germany: G. Schubring, Pure and Applied Mathematics in Divergent Institutional Settings in Germany: The Role and Impact of Felix Klein. R. Tobies, On the Contribution of Mathematical Societies to Promoting Applications of Mathematics in Germany. E. Knobloch, Mathematics at the Berlin Technische Hochschule/Technische Universit*adat: Social, Institutional, and Scientific Aspects. Applied Mathematics in the United States During World War II: L. Owens, Mathematicians at War: Warren Weaver and the Applied Mathematics Panel, 1942-1945. W. Aspray, The Transformation of Numerical Analysis by the Computer: An Example from the Work of John von Neumann. Notes on the Contributors.