03053nam 22006734a 450 991045188480332120200520144314.01-280-75893-70-19-152383-61-4294-2206-8(CKB)1000000000468270(EBL)422614(OCoLC)476258371(SSID)ssj0000172139(PQKBManifestationID)11152313(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172139(PQKBWorkID)10150961(PQKB)10459444(MiAaPQ)EBC422614(Au-PeEL)EBL422614(CaPaEBR)ebr10233653(CaONFJC)MIL75893(EXLCZ)99100000000046827020050125d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA history of mathematics[electronic resource] from Mesopotamia to modernity /Luke HodgkinOxford ;New York Oxford University Pressc20051 online resource (296 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-19-852937-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-269) and index.Contents; List of figures; Picture Credits; Introduction; 1. Babylonian mathematics; 2. Greeks and 'origins'; 3. Greeks, practical and theoretical; 4. Chinese mathematics; 5. Islam, neglect and discovery; 6. Understanding the 'scientific revolution'; 7. The calculus; 8. Geometries and space; 9. Modernity and its anxieties; 10. A chaotic end?; Conclusion; Bibliography; IndexA History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often neglected, influence of both Chinese and Islamic mathematics is covered in detail, placing the description of early Western mathematics in a global context. The book concludes with modern mathematics,. covering recent developments such as the advent of the computer,. chaos theory, topology, mathematical physics, and thMathematicsHistoryMathematics, BabylonianHistoryMathematics, GreekHistoryMathematics, ChineseHistoryMathematics, ArabHistoryMathematicsEurope, WesternHistoryElectronic books.MathematicsHistory.Mathematics, BabylonianHistory.Mathematics, GreekHistory.Mathematics, ChineseHistory.Mathematics, ArabHistory.MathematicsHistory.510/.9Hodgkin Luke Howard1938-58898MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910451884803321A history of mathematics2121550UNINA