05237nam 2200661 450 991046293430332120200520144314.01-118-46497-41-118-46029-4(CKB)2670000000305686(EBL)1068759(OCoLC)818846344(SSID)ssj0000754633(PQKBManifestationID)12343426(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000754633(PQKBWorkID)10726774(PQKB)10648811(MiAaPQ)EBC1068759(PPN)170611035(Au-PeEL)EBL1068759(CaPaEBR)ebr10915839(CaONFJC)MIL639075(OCoLC)865012817(EXLCZ)99267000000030568620140902h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe history of mathematics a brief course /Roger L. CookeThird edition.Hoboken, New Jersey :Wiley,2013.©20131 online resource (1042 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-322-07824-6 1-118-21756-X Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Preface; Changes from the Second Edition; Elementary Texts on the History of Mathematics; Part I: What is Mathematics?; Contents of Part I; Chapter 1: Mathematics and its History; 1.1 Two Ways to Look at the History of Mathematics; 1.2 The Origin of Mathematics; 1.3 The Philosophy of Mathematics; 1.4 Our Approach to the History of Mathematics; Questions for Reflection; Chapter 2: Proto-mathematics; 2.1 Number; 2.2 Shape; 2.3 Symbols; 2.4 Mathematical Reasoning; Problems and Questions; Part II: The Middle East, 2000-1500 BCE; Contents of Part IIChapter 3: Overview of Mesopotamian Mathematics3.1 A Sketch of Two Millennia of Mesopotamian History; 3.2 Mathematical Cuneiform Tablets; 3.3 Systems of Measuring and Counting; 3.4 The Mesopotamian Numbering System; Problems and Questions; Chapter 4: Computations in Ancient Mesopotamia; 4.1 Arithmetic; 4.2 Algebra; Problems and Questions; Chapter 5: Geometry in Mesopotamia; 5.1 The Pythagorean Theorem; 5.2 Plane Figures; 5.3 Volumes; 5.4 Plimpton 322; Problems and Questions; Chapter 6: Egyptian Numerals and Arithmetic; 6.1 Sources; 6.2 The Rhind Papyrus; 6.3 Egyptian Arithmetic6.4 ComputationProblems and Questions; Chapter 7: Algebra and Geometry in Ancient Egypt; 7.1 Algebra Problems in the Rhind Papyrus; 7.2 Geometry; 7.3 Areas; Problems and Questions; Part III: Greek Mathematics From 500 BCE to 500 CE; Contents of Part III; Chapter 8: An Overview of Ancient Greek Mathematics; 8.1 Sources; 8.2 General Features of Greek Mathematics; 8.3 Works and Authors; Questions; Chapter 9: Greek Number Theory; 9.1 The Euclidean Algorithm; 9.2 The Arithmetica of Nicomachus; 9.3 Euclid's Number Theory; 9.4 The Arithmetica of Diophantus; Problems and QuestionsChapter 10: Fifth-Century Greek Geometry10.1 "Pythagorean" Geometry; 10.2 Challenge No. 1: Unsolved Problems; 10.3 Challenge No. 2: The Paradoxes of Zeno of Elea; 10.4 Challenge No. 3: Irrational Numbers and Incommensurable Lines; Problems and Questions; Chapter 11: Athenian Mathematics I: The Classical Problems; 11.1 Squaring the Circle; 11.2 Doubling the Cube; 11.3 Trisecting the Angle; Problems and Questions; Chapter 12: Athenian Mathematics II: Plato and Aristotle; 12.1 The Influence of Plato; 12.2 Eudoxan Geometry; 12.3 Aristotle; Problems and Questions; Chapter 13: Euclid of Alexandria13.1 The Elements13.2 The Data; Problems and Questions; Chapter 14: Archimedes of Syracuse; 14.1 The Works of Archimedes; 14.2 The Surface of a Sphere; 14.3 The Archimedes Palimpsest; 14.4 Quadrature of the Parabola; Problems and Questions; Chapter 15: Apollonius of Perga; 15.1 History of the Conics; 15.2 Contents of the Conics; 15.3 Foci and the Three-and Four-line Locus; Problems and Questions; Chapter 16: Hellenistic and Roman Geometry; 16.1 Zenodorus; 16.2 The Parallel Postulate; 16.3 Heron; 16.4 Roman Civil Engineering; Problems and QuestionsChapter 17: Ptolemy's Geography and AstronomyPraise for the Second Edition ""An amazing assemblage of worldwide contributions in mathematics and, in addition to use as a course book, a valuable resource . . . essential.""-CHOICE This Third Edition of The History of Mathematics examines the elementary arithmetic, geometry, and algebra of numerous cultures, tracing their usage from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, India, China, and Japan all the way to Europe during the Medieval and Renaissance periods where calculus was developed. Aimed primarily at undergraduate students studying tMathematicsHistoryElectronic books.MathematicsHistory.510/.9Cooke Roger1942-731611MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910462934303321The history of mathematics2126774UNINA