Math through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others Expanded Second EditionAmerican Mathematical Soc., 5. maj 2020 - 331 strani `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, President (2012-14) of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics Where did math come from? Who thought up all those algebra symbols, and why? What is the story behind $pi$? ... negative numbers? ... the metric system? ... quadratic equations? ... sine and cosine? ... logs? The 30 independent historical sketches in Math through the Ages answer these questions and many others in an informal, easygoing style that is accessible to teachers, students, and anyone who is curious about the history of mathematical ideas. Each sketch includes Questions and Projects to help you learn more about its topic and to see how the main ideas fit into the bigger picture of history. The 30 short stories are preceded by a 58-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. ``What to Read Next'' and reading suggestions after each sketch provide starting points for readers who want to learn more. This book is ideal for a broad spectrum of audiences, including students in history of mathematics courses at the late high school or early college level, pre-service and in-service teachers, and anyone who just wants to know a little more about the origins of mathematics. |
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... Early Attempts to Prove Fermats Last Theorem, Al Cuoco and Joseph J. Rotman The Lebesgue Integral for Undergraduates, William Johnston Lie Groups: A Problem-Oriented Introduction via Matrix Groups, Harriet Pollatsek Mathematical ...
... Early Attempts to Prove Fermats Last Theorem, Al Cuoco and Joseph J. Rotman The Lebesgue Integral for Undergraduates, William Johnston Lie Groups: A Problem-Oriented Introduction via Matrix Groups, Harriet Pollatsek Mathematical ...
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... earliest days to the present. This provides a skeletal framework of important people and events that shaped the mathematics we know today, and it supplies a unifying context for the separate, self-contained sketches. Of course, the ...
... earliest days to the present. This provides a skeletal framework of important people and events that shaped the mathematics we know today, and it supplies a unifying context for the separate, self-contained sketches. Of course, the ...
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... early grades, are naturally curious about where things come from. With your help, that curiosity can lead them to make sense of the mathematical processes they need to know. So what's a good way to use history in the. History. in. the.
... early grades, are naturally curious about where things come from. With your help, that curiosity can lead them to make sense of the mathematical processes they need to know. So what's a good way to use history in the. History. in. the.
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... earliest times to the start of the 21st century and establishes a chronological and geographical framework for individual events. The thirty Sketches open up a deeper level of understanding of both the mathematics and the historical ...
... earliest times to the start of the 21st century and establishes a chronological and geographical framework for individual events. The thirty Sketches open up a deeper level of understanding of both the mathematics and the historical ...
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... earliest human mathematical activity was like. By about 5000 B.C., when writing was first developing in the Ancient Near East, mathematics began to emerge as a specific activity.” As societies adopted various forms of centralized ...
... earliest human mathematical activity was like. By about 5000 B.C., when writing was first developing in the Ancient Near East, mathematics began to emerge as a specific activity.” As societies adopted various forms of centralized ...
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Sketches | 67 |
What to Read Next | 287 |
When They Lived | 295 |
Bibliography | 301 |
Index | 319 |
About the Authors | 333 |
Back cover | 334 |
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