Math Through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and OthersCourier Dover Publications, 20. mar. 2019 - 272 strani "This is a beautiful, important book, a pleasure to read, in which the history recounted truly illuminates the mathematical ideas, and the ideas themselves are superbly explained; a wonderful accomplishment." — Barry Mazur, Harvard University "Math Through the Ages is a treasure, one of the best history of math books at its level ever written. Somehow, it manages to stay true to a surprisingly sophisticated story, while respecting the needs of its audience. Its overview of the subject captures most of what one needs to know, and the 30 sketches are small gems of exposition that stimulate further exploration." — Glen Van Brummelen, Quest University Designed for students just beginning their study of the discipline, this concise introductory history of mathematics is supplemented by brief but in-depth sketches of the more important individual topics. Covering such subjects as algebra symbols, negative numbers, the metric system, quadratic equations, and much more, this widely adopted work invites and encourages further study of mathematics. |
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... history of mathematics, including many new books accessible to non-specialists. The second is the gratifying widespread use of this book, both here and abroad, and the continuing demand for it. In addition, several more topics ...
... history of mathematics, including many new books accessible to non-specialists. The second is the gratifying widespread use of this book, both here and abroad, and the continuing demand for it. In addition, several more topics ...
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... Mathematical Association of America's Institute for the History of Mathematics and its use in Teaching, and teaches a course in the history of mathematics at Colby. We are convinced that knowing the history of a mathematical concept or ...
... Mathematical Association of America's Institute for the History of Mathematics and its use in Teaching, and teaches a course in the history of mathematics at Colby. We are convinced that knowing the history of a mathematical concept or ...
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... mathematics. If you would like to suggest a sketch topic for the next ... history is far from an exact science, and incomplete or conflicting sources ... mathematics probably would enjoy. A note about notation: In recent years, some ...
... mathematics. If you would like to suggest a sketch topic for the next ... history is far from an exact science, and incomplete or conflicting sources ... mathematics probably would enjoy. A note about notation: In recent years, some ...
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... History of 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 ...
... History of 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 ...
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... History in the Mathematics Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The History of Mathematics in a Large Nutshell . . . . . . . . . . 5 Beginnings ...
... History in the Mathematics Classroom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The History of Mathematics in a Large Nutshell . . . . . . . . . . 5 Beginnings ...
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1 | |
Sketches | 63 |
Coordinate Geometry | 137 |
Complex Numbers | 143 |
Sine and Cosine | 149 |
The NonEuclidean Geometries | 155 |
Projective Geometry | 161 |
The Start of Probability Theory | 165 |
The Tangent Function | 193 |
Logarithms | 199 |
Conic Sections | 205 |
Irrational Numbers | 211 |
Barely Touching From Tangents to Derivatives | 217 |
What to Read Next | 223 |
Twelve Historical Books You Ought to Read | 226 |
History Online | 228 |
Statistics Becomes a Science | 171 |
Electronic Computers | 177 |
Boolean Algebra | 183 |
Infinity and the Theory of Sets | 187 |
When They Lived | 231 |
Bibliography | 237 |
Index | 251 |
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