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THE DEVELOPMENT OF MATHEMATICS THROUGHOUT THE CENTURIES
A BRIEF HISTORY IN A CULTURAL CONTEXT |
| By: |
Brian Evans |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£78.95 |
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£71.06 |
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£7.89 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1118853849 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781118853849 |
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| Publisher: |
JOHN WILEY & SONS INC |
| Pub. date: |
14 April, 2014 |
| Pages: |
252 |
| Description: |
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. |
| Synopsis: |
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 mathematics * Features 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 |
| Illustrations: |
illustrations (black and white) |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
John Wiley & Sons Inc |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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