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Math through the ages : a gentle history for teachers and others

Written in an informal and easy-going style, this book is accessible to students, teachers and anyone curious about the history of mathematical ideas. This second edition includes five new historical sketches to answer questions about the origins of mathematics and how it was shaped into the subject we know today.
Print Book, English, 2015
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Oxton House Publishers : Mathematical Association of America, Farmington, ME, Washington, DC, 2015
1 vol. (xiv-331 p.) : ill. ; 24 cm.
9781939512123, 9781881929666, 1939512123, 1881929663
1004220331
Preface; 1. History in the mathematics classroom; 2. The history of mathematics in a large nutshell; 3. Sketches; 4. What to read next; 5. When they lived; Bibliography; Index; About the authors.