by Lars Garding · Springer · tapa dura · ISBN 9780387902296
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«Encounter with Mathematics» is a popular mathematics essay by Lars Gårding, published by Springer in hardback (270 pages, in English).
A work intended for those who already know some mathematics, such as first-year students after secondary school. Nine chapters, from number theory to applications, combine historical introduction, essential concepts and a look at the current state; some add passages from historical documents translated into English.
First American edition published on 28 September 1983; the original work appeared in 1977.
For students starting university and readers who want a historical view of mathematics without reading it from cover to cover.
