• Title: Trigonometric Delights
• Author(s) Eli Maor
• Publisher: Princeton University Press (February 25, 2002)
• Hardcover/Paperback: 256 pages
• eBook: PDF Files
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0691095418
• ISBN-13: 978-0691095417
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Book Description

Trigonometry has always been the black sheep 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, cosine, and their trigonometric relatives, he brings the subject to life in a compelling blend of history, biography, and mathematics. He presents both a survey of the main elements of trigonometry and a unique account of its vital contribution to science and social development. Woven together in a tapestry of entertaining stories, scientific curiosities, and educational insights, the book more than lives up to the title Trigonometric Delights.

• Eli Maor is an historian of mathematics, is the author of several books about the history of mathematics.

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