Short, accessible format: Enables quick learning and reference without extensive reading
Historical and cultural context: Showcases the evolution of trigonometry from ancient Greece to modern mathematics
Connection to science and modern math: Demonstrates practical applications in predicting cycles, modeling phenomena, and exploring non-Euclidean geometry
Expert authorship: Written by Glen Van Brummelen, a leading figure in the history and philosophy of mathematics
Summarized by Shop
Born of the desire to understand the workings of motions of the heavenly bodies, trigonometry gave the ancient Greeks the ability to predict their futures. Most of what we see of the subject in school comes from these heavenly origins; 15th century astronomer Regiomontanus called it "the foot of the ladder to the stars." In this Very Shor