The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries : A Brief History in a Cultural Context Hardback
by Brian Evans
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Throughout the book, readers take a journey throughout time and observe how people around the world have understood these patterns of quantity, structure, and dimension around them.
The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries: A Brief History in a Cultural Contex provides a brief overview of the history of mathematics in a very straightforward and understandable manner and also addresses major findings that influenced the development of mathematics as a coherent discipline.
This book: Highlights the contributions made by various world cultures including African, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and pre-Columbian American mathematicsFeatures an approach that is not too rigorous and is ideal for a one-semester course of the history of mathematics.
Includes a Resources and Recommended Reading section for further exploration and has been extensively classroom-tested
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:252 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication Date:23/05/2014
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- ISBN:9781118853849
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:252 pages
- Publisher:John Wiley & Sons Inc
- Publication Date:23/05/2014
- Category:
- ISBN:9781118853849