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Autore |
Katz Victor J. |
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Titolo |
A history of mathematics / / Victor J. Katz |
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Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2014 |
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Edizione |
[Third edition, Pearson new international edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (947 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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Collana |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Mathematics - History |
Mathematics |
History of mathematics |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover -- Table of Contents -- Chapter 1. Egypt and Mesopotamia -- Chapter 2. The Beginnings of Mathematics in Greece -- Chapter 3. Euclid -- Chapter 4. Archimedes and Apollonius -- Chapter 5. Mathematical Methods in Hellenistic Times -- Chapter 6. The Final Chapter of Greek Mathematics -- Chapter 7. Ancient and Medieval China -- Chapter 8. Ancient and Medieval India -- Chapter 9. The Mathematics of Islam -- Chapter 10. Medieval Europe -- Chapter 11. Mathematics Elsewhere -- Chapter 12. Algebra in the Renaissance -- Chapter 13. Mathematical Methods in the Renaissance -- Chapter 14. Geometry, Algebra and Probability in the Seventeenth Century -- Chapter 15. The Beginnings of Calculus -- Chapter 16. Newton and Leibniz -- Chapter 17. Analysis in the Eighteenth Century -- Chapter 18. Probability and Statistics in the Eighteenth Century -- Chapter 19. Algebra and Number Theory in the Eighteenth Century -- Chapter 20. Geometry in the Eighteenth Century -- Chapter 21. Algebra and Number Theory in the Nineteenth Century -- Chapter 22. Analysis in the Nineteenth Century -- Chapter 23. Probability and Statistics in the Nineteenth Century -- Chapter 24. Geometry in the Nineteenth Century -- Chapter 25. Aspects of the Twentieth Century -- Index. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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A History of Mathematics, Third Edition, provides students with a solid background in the history of mathematics and focuses on the most |
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important topics for today's elementary, high school, and college curricula. Students will gain a deeper understanding of mathematical concepts in their historical context, and future teachers will find this book a valuable resource in developing lesson plans based on the history of each topic. This book is ideal for a junior or senior level course in the history of mathematics for mathematics majors intending to become teachers. |
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