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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... Theory. . . . . . . 165 22. Making Sense of Data: Statistics Becomes a Science . . . . . . . . 171 23. Machines that Think?: Electronic Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 24. The Arithmetic of Reasoning: Boolean Algebra ...
... Theory. . . . . . . 165 22. Making Sense of Data: Statistics Becomes a Science . . . . . . . . 171 23. Machines that Think?: Electronic Computers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177 24. The Arithmetic of Reasoning: Boolean Algebra ...
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... The *Good references for this are [8] and (65). The second includes many ideas for how to use some of this material in the classroom. *For a theory about how this happened, see (155). So, o TURKEY o, onio, > * > . o Beginnings 7.
... The *Good references for this are [8] and (65). The second includes many ideas for how to use some of this material in the classroom. *For a theory about how this happened, see (155). So, o TURKEY o, onio, > * > . o Beginnings 7.
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... theory of ratios, astronomy, and mechanics. The latter two were treated very much in geometric and theoretical style. There was no sharp dividing line between “pure” and “applied” mathematics. (In fact, that distinction dates back only ...
... theory of ratios, astronomy, and mechanics. The latter two were treated very much in geometric and theoretical style. There was no sharp dividing line between “pure” and “applied” mathematics. (In fact, that distinction dates back only ...
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... theory of ratios (twice, in fact; once for magnitudes and once for whole numbers), and develops a complicated classification of quadratic irrational ratios. The Elements brings together in one place the main accomplishments of Greek ...
... theory of ratios (twice, in fact; once for magnitudes and once for whole numbers), and develops a complicated classification of quadratic irrational ratios. The Elements brings together in one place the main accomplishments of Greek ...
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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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