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 $ K; `. W% V3 J8 a R8 BEnglish | 2014 | ISBN: 1118853849 | 252 pages | PDF | & Y. [% y) C$ j5 b' p & C9 t1 b q0 Z. ?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: 3 m6 f, Y8 ^, Y# G1 W* t+ D8 u0 P/ h- d
Highlights the contributions made by various world cultures including African, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and pre-Columbian American mathematics% r+ N2 o' A2 `5 h( h
Features an approach that is not too rigorous and is ideal for a one-semester course of the history of mathematics. : N: {/ G. A" X4 J6 N, p: c2 rIncludes a Resources and Recommended Reading section for further exploration and has been extensively classroom-tested 0 T- v6 q# Z- [ - R$ [3 R. ~ J) D5 [4 y: x' L* K6 L4 N' _, ~
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