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Development of Mathematics
Hardcover
General MathematicsGeneral World History
ISBN13: 9781118853849
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: Apr 4 2014
Pages: 252
Weight: 1.20
Height: 0.80 Width: 6.30 Depth: 9.30
Language: English
Throughout the book, readers take a journey throughout time and observe how people around the world have understood these patterns of quantity, structure, and dimension around them. The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries: A Brief History in a Cultural Contex provides a brief overview of the history of mathematics in a very straightforward and understandable manner and also addresses major findings that influenced the development of mathematics as a coherent discipline. This book:
- Highlights the contributions made by various world cultures including African, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and pre-Columbian American mathematics
- Features an approach that is not too rigorous and is ideal for a one-semester course of the history of mathematics.
- Includes a Resources and Recommended Reading section for further exploration and has been extensively classroom-tested
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