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The History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

The History of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

Stedall, Jacqueline

Paperback

Series: Very Short Introductions

General MathematicsGeneral World History

Publisher Price: $12.99

ISBN10: 0199599688
ISBN13: 9780199599684
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: Apr 1 2012
Pages: 144
Weight: 0.25
Height: 0.40 Width: 4.30 Depth: 6.70
Language: English
This Very Short Introduction explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical practice, ranging from the distant past to the present. Historian Jacqueline Stedall shows that mathematical ideas are far from being fixed, but are adapted and changed by their passage across periods and cultures. The book illuminates some of the varied contexts in which people have learned, used, and handed on mathematics, drawing on fascinating case studies from a range of times and places, including early imperial China, the medieval Islamic world, and nineteenth-century Britain. By drawing out some common threads, Stedall provides an introduction not only to the mathematics of the past but to the history of mathematics as a modern academic discipline.

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