The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries: A Brief History in a Cultural Context by Brian Evans$ o! Q4 h; X' o, Q
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1118853849 | 252 pages | PDF |, L2 c& d' ~2 ~7 i/ S
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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: * Y6 U J1 ]- ?& b" b% O0 |" b9 P; Z- J. D; h0 N
Highlights the contributions made by various world cultures including African, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and pre-Columbian American mathematics 5 p% E$ W$ b, ^' m6 u9 wFeatures an approach that is not too rigorous and is ideal for a one-semester course of the history of mathematics. 9 s1 e7 S7 h- ^$ t- R5 s2 }* DIncludes a Resources and Recommended Reading section for further exploration and has been extensively classroom-tested c4 W( b# [ G% |" l1 G8 c$ ? h' @/ g. H' H. w1 l6 X) j D
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