A history of mathematics / / Victor J. Katz
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| Autore: |
Katz Victor J.
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| Titolo: |
A history of mathematics / / Victor J. Katz
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| Pubblicazione: | Harlow, England : , : Pearson, , 2014 |
| Edizione: | Third edition, Pearson new international edition. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (947 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
| Disciplina: | 510.9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Mathematics - History |
| Mathematics | |
| History of mathematics | |
| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | A history of mathematics |
| ISBN: | 1-292-05378-X |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910153071703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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Pearson custom library.