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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Stran vii
... interesting ones, along with appropriate cautions against taking them too literally. To help you track down more information about any topic that interests you, the section entitled “What to Read Next” is an annotated list for further ...
... interesting ones, along with appropriate cautions against taking them too literally. To help you track down more information about any topic that interests you, the section entitled “What to Read Next” is an annotated list for further ...
Stran viii
... interesting, varied, knowledgeable, and helpful bunch of people. Many of them answered questions and made useful suggestions while this book was being written, earning still more of our gratitude in the process. Our debt to the many ...
... interesting, varied, knowledgeable, and helpful bunch of people. Many of them answered questions and made useful suggestions while this book was being written, earning still more of our gratitude in the process. Our debt to the many ...
Stran 2
... interesting story in which a student is the hero and outwits his teacher. That in itself will probably interest students, and perhaps they will remember it. Being fixed in their memory, the story can serve as a peg On which a ...
... interesting story in which a student is the hero and outwits his teacher. That in itself will probably interest students, and perhaps they will remember it. Being fixed in their memory, the story can serve as a peg On which a ...
Stran 4
... interesting ideas and information. Many recent books combine history with pedagogy; some are collections of articles, such as [171], [23], [97), and (94). There is also an international society called known as HPM, whose full name is ...
... interesting ideas and information. Many recent books combine history with pedagogy; some are collections of articles, such as [171], [23], [97), and (94). There is also an international society called known as HPM, whose full name is ...
Stran 7
... interesting mathematical problems. Dealing with all of these issues was the specialty of the “scribes.” These were usually professional civil servants who could write and solve simple mathematical problems. Mathematics as a subject was ...
... interesting mathematical problems. Dealing with all of these issues was the specialty of the “scribes.” These were usually professional civil servants who could write and solve simple mathematical problems. Mathematics as a subject was ...
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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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