Mathematics: From the Birth of Numbers by Jan GullbergCall Number: 510.9 G973m
This extraordinary work takes the reader on a historical journey from the dual invention of numbers and language, through the major realms of arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and calculus, and to the final destination of differential equations, with excursions into mathematical logic, set theory, topology, fractals, probability, and assorted other mathematical byways. It also links mathematics to the humanities, linguistics, the natural sciences, and technology.