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History of Mathematics

An Introduction

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Buch | Hardcover
768 Seiten
1993
Longman (Verlag)
9780673380395 (ISBN)
CHF 41,85 inkl. MwSt
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Explains how mathematics developed over the centuries. Prospective secondary and college teachers of maths need a background in history to be more effective as instructors in the classroom, and should gain an appreciation of the contributions of all cultures.
This text grew from the authors' conviction that both prospective school teachers and college teachers of maths need a background in history to be more effective as instructors in the classroom. Prospective instructors gain an appreciation of the contributions of all cultures, and this text explains how mathematics developed over the centuries. Also suitable for those studying maths and science at degree level.

Ancient mathematics; the beginnings of mathematics in Greece; Archimedes and Appolinius; mathematics methods in Hellenistic times; the final chapters of Greek mathematics; medieval China and India; the mathematics of Islam; mathematics in medieval Europe; interchapter - mathematics around the world; algebra in the Renaissance; mathematical methods in the Renaissance; geometry, algebra and probability in the 17th-century; the beginnings of calculus; analysis in the 18th century; probability, algebra and geometry in the 18th century; algebra in the 19th century; analysis in the 19th century; geometry in the 19th century; aspects of the 20th century.

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