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200 14$aThe development of mathematics throughout the centuries $ea brief history in a cultural context /$fBrian R. Evans
210  1$aHoboken, New Jersey :$cWiley,$d2014.
210  4$d2014
215   $a1 online resource (248 p.)
225 1 $aNew York Academy of Sciences 
300   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aCover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Introduction; PART 1: Mathematics in Africa and the Mediterranean Region; CHAPTER 1: Ancient Civilization Mathematics: Africa as our Birthplace; CHAPTER 2: Ancient Egyptian Mathematics: The Time of the Pharaohs; CHAPTER 3: Babylonian Mathematics: The Mesopotamian Cradle of Civilization; CHAPTER 4: Greek Mathematics: The Archaic Period; CHAPTER 5: Greek Mathematics: The Classical Period; CHAPTER 6: Greek Mathematics: The Hellenistic and Roman/Byzantine Periods; PART 2: Mathematics in Asia and Pre-Columbian America
327   $aCHAPTER 7: Chinese Mathematics: Ancient Times to the Middle AgesCHAPTER 8: Indian Mathematics: Ancient Times to the Middle Ages; CHAPTER 9: Islamic Mathematics: Preservation, Innovation, and Connection between East and West; CHAPTER 10: Pre-Columbian American Mathematics: The Olmec, Maya, and Inca Civilizations; PART 3: Mathematics in Europe; CHAPTER 11: European Mathematics: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance; CHAPTER 12: European Mathematics: The 17th Century; CHAPTER 13: European Mathematics: The 18th Century; CHAPTER 14: European Mathematics: The 19th Century
327   $aPART 4: Mathematics in the 20th and 21st CenturiesCHAPTER 15: European, American, and Global Mathematics: The 20th and 21st Centuries; CHAPTER 16: European, American, and Global Mathematics: A Shift in the 20th Century; CHAPTER 17: American Mathematics Education: The 20th and 21st Centuries; Resources and Recommended Readings; Index
330   $aThroughout the book, readers take a journey throughout time and observe how people around the world have understood these patterns of quantity, structure, and dimension around them. The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries: A Brief History in a Cultural Contex provides a brief overview of the history of mathematics in a very straightforward and understandable manner and also addresses major findings that influenced the development of mathematics as a coherent discipline. This book: Highlights the contributions made by various world cultures including African
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