The history of mathematics : a brief course

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The history of mathematics : a brief course

Roger Cooke

Wiley, c1997

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"A Wiley-Interscience publication."

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This history of mathematics explores the most important advances over the centuries--from ancient Egyptian mathematics to 20th century developments.

Table of Contents

EARLY WESTERN MATHEMATICS. Origins. Ancient Egyptian Mathematics. Mesopotamia. The Early Greeks. The Euclidean Synthesis. Archimedes and Apollonius. Hellenistic Mathematical Science. Mathematics in the Roman Empire. OTHER MATHEMATICAL TRADITIONS. The Mathematics of the Hindus. Chinese Mathematics. Korea and Japan. Islamic Mathematics. MODERN MATHEMATICS. Medieval Europe. The Renaissance. The Calculus. Seventeenth--Century Mathematics. Beyond the Calculus. Modern Mathematical Science. Contemporary Mathematics. Answers to Selected Exercises. Index.

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Details

  • NCID
    BA32998804
  • ISBN
    • 0471180823
  • LCCN
    97006046
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    New York
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvii, 530 p.
  • Size
    25 cm
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