For the Recorde - A History of Welsh Mathematical Greats

Awdur: Gareth Ffowc Roberts

ISBN: 9781786839169
Dyddiad Cyhoeddi: 24 Hydref 2022
Cyhoeddwr: Gwasg Prifysgol Cymru / University of Wales Press
Fformat: Clawr Meddal, 217x139 mm, 172 tudalen
Iaith: Saesneg

Mae mathemateg yn rhan anhepgor o ddiwylliant Cymraeg. Yn y llyfr hwn, olrheinir hanes dwsin o fathemategwyr a anwyd yng Nghymru neu a weithiodd yng Nghymru, gan awgrymu bod 'gwlad y gân' hefyd yn wlad mathemateg a gwyddoniaeth.

Darparwyd yr isod gan y Cyhoeddwr:

Tabl Cynnwys:

Acknowledgements
Preface
Map of Wales
Think of a number
From Môn across the Menai
How I wish I could calculate pi
Chance and circumstance
Building bridges
A giant among pygmies
What is the title of this chapter?
Mathematics for the million
Whence then cometh wisdom?
Clearing the bottleneck
Precise imprecision
Go for gold
In conclusion
Answers to puzzles
Notes on chapters
Index

Bywgraffiad Awdur:
Gareth Ffowc Roberts is Emeritus Professor of Education at Bangor University. He is unstinting in his enthusiasm to promote mathematics as a natural component of Welsh culture.