Reserve books
The following are on reserve at the Science Library:
- G. G. Joseph, The Crest of the Peacock, 1992.
- Unique survey of the non-European roots of mathematics, out of print.
- V. Katz, An Introduction to the History of Mathematics, 1992.
- The most comprehensive of the recent texts on this subject.
- Check out also books by: Eves, Burton, Boyer.
The following are not locally available:
- T. Brunes, Ancient Geometry, 1962.
- Outstanding source work on the silver section, hard to find.
- M. Schneider, A Beginner's Guide to the
construction of the Universe, 1995.
- Comprehensive and unique explanation of the math of Pythagoras.
Revised 01 April 1996.