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Record Nr.

UNINA9910153071703321

Autore

Katz Victor J.

Titolo

A history of mathematics / / Victor J. Katz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2014

ISBN

1-292-05378-X

Edizione

[Third edition, Pearson new international edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (947 pages) : illustrations (some color)

Collana

Pearson Custom Library

Disciplina

510.9

Soggetti

Mathematics - History

Mathematics

History of mathematics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

A History of Mathematics, Third Edition, provides students with a solid background in the history of mathematics and focuses on the most



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.