The Mathematical Traveler Exploring The Grand History Of Numbers

From the knotted quipu ropes used as counting tools by the Incas to the influence of fractals and complex number systems on our understanding of molecular theory, The Mathematical Traveler explores the lasting effects mathematics has had on human development. Throughout the book you'll learn about the discovery of our current counting system in Sumeria, the importance of the golden mean and pi to the Greeks, Gauss and Dedekind's breakthroughs with irrational numbers and how these discoveries (and many more) advanced culture, commerce, and science. The Mathematical Traveler explores how the development of mathematics has helped humanity to create the underpinnings of art, technology, economics, and science that shape the world we live in today. Book jacket.

Calvin C. Clawson is the author of The Mathematical Traveler and Conquering Math Phobia. He has published over two dozen short stories, and won an award from the National Writers Association for his novel The White Badger. A teacher of mathematics at Seattle Community College, he lives south of Issaquah, Washington.