Math Through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and OthersMAA, 9. sep. 2004 - 273 strani Where did maths come from? Who thought up all those algebra symbols, and why? What's the story behind ... negative numbers? ... the metric system? ... quadratic equations? ... sine and cosine? The 25 independent sketches in Math through the Ages answer these questions and many others in an informal, easygoing style that's accessible to teachers, students, and anyone who is curious about the history of mathematical ideas. Each sketch contains Questions and Projects to help you learn more about its topic and to see how its main ideas fit into the bigger picture of history. The 25 short stories are preceded by a 56-page bird's-eye overview of the entire panorama of mathematical history, a whirlwind tour of the most important people, events, and trends that shaped the mathematics we know today. Reading suggestions after each sketch provide starting points for readers who want to pursue a topic further. |
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... Mathematical Modeling , Douglas Mooney and Randall Swift Cryptological Mathematics , Robert Edward Lewand Elementary Mathematical Models , Dan Kalman Environmental Mathematics in the Classroom , edited by B. A. Fusaro and P. C. ...
... Mathematical Modeling , Douglas Mooney and Randall Swift Cryptological Mathematics , Robert Edward Lewand Elementary Mathematical Models , Dan Kalman Environmental Mathematics in the Classroom , edited by B. A. Fusaro and P. C. ...
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... Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 1 : Probability and Simulation , David Williamson , Marilou Mendel , Julie Tarr , and Deborah Yoklic Student Manual for Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 2 : Calculus and Optimization ...
... Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 1 : Probability and Simulation , David Williamson , Marilou Mendel , Julie Tarr , and Deborah Yoklic Student Manual for Mathematics for Business Decisions Part 2 : Calculus and Optimization ...
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... Mathematics Department about two years ago , but its roots are much deeper and older than that . For many years we have been interested in the history of mathematics , both for its own sake and as an aid in teaching mathematical ...
... Mathematics Department about two years ago , but its roots are much deeper and older than that . For many years we have been interested in the history of mathematics , both for its own sake and as an aid in teaching mathematical ...
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... mathematics . If you would like to suggest a sketch topic for the next edition of this book , we invite you to submit it to Oxton House Publishers , either by mail to the address on the copyright page of this book or by e - mail to ...
... mathematics . If you would like to suggest a sketch topic for the next edition of this book , we invite you to submit it to Oxton House Publishers , either by mail to the address on the copyright page of this book or by e - mail to ...
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... Mathematics and its use in Teaching . IHMT helped to transform a lifelong interest in the history of mathematics into a solid base of knowledge on which it was easy to build . Special thanks to IHMT organizers Fred Rickey , Victor Katz ...
... Mathematics and its use in Teaching . IHMT helped to transform a lifelong interest in the history of mathematics into a solid base of knowledge on which it was easy to build . Special thanks to IHMT organizers Fred Rickey , Victor Katz ...
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