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Trigonometric Delights

Eli Maor

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English
Princeton University Press
16 June 2020
A fun, entertaining exploration of the ideas and people behind the growth of trigonometry

Trigonometry has a reputation as a dry, difficult branch of mathematics, a glorified form of geometry complicated by tedious computation. In Trigonometric Delights, Eli Maor dispels this view. Rejecting the usual descriptions of sine, cosine, and their trig

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Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   3rd edition
Dimensions:   Height: 216mm,  Width: 140mm, 
ISBN:   9780691202198
ISBN 10:   0691202192
Series:   Princeton Science Library
Pages:   256
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Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  ELT Advanced ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Eli Maor is a former professor of the history of mathematics at Loyola University Chicago. His books include the internationally acclaimed To Infinity and Beyond, e: The Story of a Number, The Pythagorean Theorem: A 4,000-Year History, and Music by the Numbers (all Princeton).

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