Trigonometric Delights |
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Author:
| Maor, Eli |
Series title: | Princeton Science Library |
ISBN: | 978-0-691-15820-4 |
Publication Date: | Feb 2013 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $18.95 |
Book Description:
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Trigonometry has always been an underappreciated branch of mathematics. It has a reputation as a dry and difficult subject, a glorified form of geometry complicated by tedious computation. In this book, Eli Maor draws on his remarkable talents as a guide to the world of numbers to dispel that view. Rejecting the usual arid descriptions of sine, cos
Trigonometry has always been an underappreciated branch of mathematics. It has a reputation as a dry and difficult subject, a glorified form of geometry complicated by tedious computation. In this book, Eli Maor draws on his remarkable talents as a guide to the world of numbers to dispel that view. Rejecting the usual arid descriptions of sine, cos