标题: The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries [打印本页] 作者: 风中的漂流瓶 时间: 2015-4-10 16:01 标题: The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries: A Brief History in a Cultural Context by Brian Evans ) x. p' D0 @% u2 g; X2 b4 bEnglish | 2014 | ISBN: 1118853849 | 252 pages | PDF |# i! l# ^1 S- w! H4 D( F
8 n$ I8 Y3 [$ HThroughout 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:5 Y8 ]* g. o f' \: p6 L& D# u* N
0 k7 x9 M; Y+ k- `: M
Highlights the contributions made by various world cultures including African, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and pre-Columbian American mathematics$ L: o# f, V. h3 {' w: |
Features an approach that is not too rigorous and is ideal for a one-semester course of the history of mathematics. 2 Z& }, Z4 w# V# z; w, z$ u% G& K( rIncludes a Resources and Recommended Reading section for further exploration and has been extensively classroom-tested / S4 i z$ B3 k8 Y" y0 o: i8 M9 W( V( }
