Encyclopedia of Mathematics is a comprehensive one-volume encyclopedia with more than 1,000 entries, numerous essays, amd more than 125 photographs and illustrations that cover the principal areas and issues that characterise this “new” area of science. In order to provide a well-rounded, completely accessible reference, the author worked closely with teachers of all levels in developing subject material and a sound understanding of mathematical concepts, and on teaching analytical thinking.

This valuable resource unites disparate ideas and provides the meaning, history, context, and relevance behind each one. The easy-to-use format makes finding straightforward and natural answers to questions within arithmetic—such as algebra, trigonometry, geometry, probability, combinatorics, numbers, logic, calculus, and statistics—simple. Encyclopedia of Mathematics also gives historical context to mathematical concepts, with entries discussing ancient Arabic, Babylonian, Chinese, Egyptian, Greek, Hindu, and Mayan mathematics, as well as entries providing biographical descriptions of important people in the development of mathematics.

Essay entries include:
Arabic mathematics
Babylonian mathematics
Egyptian mathematics
Mayan mathematics
Number systems
History of calculus
History of functions
History of geometry
History of trigonometry
Indian mathematics

Biographical entries include:
Georg Cantor
Descartes
Euclid
Fibonacci
Carl Friedrich Gauss
David Hilbert
Pythagoras
Brook Taylor
John Von Neumann
Zeno of Elea