Download or read book Trigonometric Delights written by E. Maor and published by Universities Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Maor rejects the usual arid descriptions of the sine and cosine functions and their trigonometric relatives. He brings the subject to life in a compelling blend of mathematics, history , and biography. Form the 'proto-trigonometry' of the Egyptian pyramid builders to Renaissance Europe's quest for more accurate artillery, from the earliest known trigonometric table......