PublishedPrinceton University Press, March 2020 |
ISBN9780691202198 |
FormatSoftcover, 256 pages |
Dimensions21.6cm × 14cm |
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