Graph Theory in America
The First Hundred Years
$77.81
- Hardcover
320 pages
- Release Date
25 April 2023
Summary
How a new mathematical field grew and matured in America
Graph Theory in America focuses on the development of graph theory in North America from 1876 to 1976. At the beginning of this period, James Joseph Sylvester, perhaps the finest mathematician in the English-speaking world, took up his appointment as the first professor of mathematics at the Johns Hopkins University, where his inaugural lecture outlined connections between graph theory, algebra, and che…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780691194028 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0691194025 |
| Author: | Robin Wilson, John J. Watkins, David J. Parks |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
| Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 25 April 2023 |
| Weight: | 666g |
| Dimensions: | 235mm x 156mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
”[A] very informative and very readable book.”—Adhemar Bultheel, MAA Reviews
“Recommended.”—J.W. Dauben, Choice
“The thing about this book is that it delivers… .Throughout, Graph Theory in America celebrates the work of scholars, capturing the spirit of their main contribution to the subject, sometimes during challenging historical times.”—Aida Abiad Monge, Nieuw Archief voor Wiskunde
“Anyone who wants to study graph theory deeply should read this book.”—Tony Crilly, The Mathematical Gazette
About The Author
Robin Wilson
Robin Wilson is emeritus professor of mathematics at the Open University. His many books include Four Colors Suffice (Princeton).
John J. Watkins is professor emeritus of mathematics at Colorado College. His books include Topics in Commutative Graph Theory, Number Theory, and Across the Board (all Princeton).
David J. Parks received a PhD in mathematics at the Open University. His doctoral thesis forms the basis of this book.
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