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Development of Mathematics
Contributor(s): Evans, Brian (Author)
ISBN: 1118853849     ISBN-13: 9781118853849
Publisher: Wiley
OUR PRICE:   $98.95  
Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats
Published: April 2014
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BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | History & Philosophy
- History | Reference
Dewey: 510.9
LCCN: 2013041997
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6.3" W x 9.3" (1.20 lbs) 252 pages
 
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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 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