Archimedes

ManypeoplehaveheardtwothingsaboutArchimedes:hewasthegreatestmathematicianofantiquity,andherannakedfromhisbathcrying'Eureka!'.However,fewpeoplearefamiliarwiththeactualaccomplishmentsuponwhichhisenduringreputationrests,anditistheaimofthisbooktoshedlightuponthismatter.Archimedes'abilitytoachievesomuchwiththefewmathematicaltoolsathisdisposalwasastonishing.Hemadefundamentaladvancesinthefieldsofgeometry,mechanics,andhydrostatics.Nogreatmathematicalexpertiseisrequiredofthereader,andthebookiswellillustratedwithover100diagrams.Itwillprovefascinatingtostudentsandprofessionalmathematiciansalike.