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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... Mathematics Classroom W here did mathematics come from ? Has arithmetic always worked the way you learned it in school ... math is like getting to know another person . The more you know of someone's past , the better able you are to ...
... Mathematics Classroom W here did mathematics come from ? Has arithmetic always worked the way you learned it in school ... math is like getting to know another person . The more you know of someone's past , the better able you are to ...
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... mathematical idea can hang ( in this case the method for summing arithmetic progressions ) . Like most biographical comments , the story also reminds students that there are real people behind the mathematics that they learn , that ...
... mathematical idea can hang ( in this case the method for summing arithmetic progressions ) . Like most biographical comments , the story also reminds students that there are real people behind the mathematics that they learn , that ...
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... mathematics . One way to do this is to use history to provide a broad overview . It is all too common for students to experience school mathematics as a random collection of unrelated bits of information . But that is not how ...
... mathematics . One way to do this is to use history to provide a broad overview . It is all too common for students to experience school mathematics as a random collection of unrelated bits of information . But that is not how ...
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... mathematical breakthrough . At times , it can involve having ( older ) students try to read original sources . These are all ways of increasing student ... Mathematics in a Large Nutshell he story 4 History in the Mathematics Classroom.
... mathematical breakthrough . At times , it can involve having ( older ) students try to read original sources . These are all ways of increasing student ... Mathematics in a Large Nutshell he story 4 History in the Mathematics Classroom.
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19th century Al-Khwarizmī algebra ancient Archimedean solids arithmetic astronomy Babylonian basic became began Bombelli calculate called Cantor's Cardano chord circle complex numbers cube cubic equations cultures decimal Descartes developed digits Diophantus Display early Egyptian ematics equal Euclid Euclid's Euclid's Elements Euler Europe example explain fact famous Fermat Fermat's Last Theorem formula fractions geometry Greek mathematicians Greek mathematics Hindu-Arabic history of mathematics ideas important India infinite interesting Latin length Leonhard Euler line segment logical math Mathematical Association measure method modern multiply negative numbers non-Euclidean non-Euclidean geometry notation Parallel Postulate plane Platonic Solids probability problems Projects proof prove Pythagorean Theorem quantities questions radius ratio says scholars side sine Sketch solution solve square root statistics story subtraction symbols Tartaglia texts theory things tion tradition translated triangles trigonometry unit University whole numbers words written wrote York zero