{"product_id":"mathematical-expeditions-9781421404387","title":"Mathematical Expeditions","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlong the way, he tells us what various cultures knew about math and how they came to learn it, providing instructors with a wonderful way to incorporate multicultural mathematics into the middle school, high school, and college classroom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSwetz has collected word problems, or story problems, used to teach mathematics around the world and throughout history, so mathematics teachers in middle and secondary schools can use them today. University students of mathematics and its history might also find them useful as well as entertaining. Reference and Research Book News Mathematical Expeditions is a wonderful resource for any teacher who would like to use old problems in a course to help students understand the context of mathematical ideas. -- Victor J. Katz Mathematical Reviews The book is well thought-out and is recommended to readers interested in the history of mathematics. -- E. Keith Lloyd London Mathematical Society Newsletter One of my graduate students, who is majoring in mathematics, was excited when I showed her a sample of problems in the book. A month later, she asked whether I had finished my review-she wanted to borrow the book! -- Winifred A. Mallam Mathematics Teacher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e1. Word Problems: Footprints from the History of Mathematics\u003cbr\u003e2. Problems, Problems: A Resource for Teaching\u003cbr\u003e3. Ancient Babylonia (2002–1000 BCE)\u003cbr\u003e4. Ancient Egypt\u003cbr\u003e5. Ancient Greece\u003cbr\u003e6. Ancient China\u003cbr\u003e7. India\u003cbr\u003e8. Islam\u003cbr\u003e9. Medieval Europe\u003cbr\u003e10. Renaissance Europe\u003cbr\u003e11. Japanese Temple Problems\u003cbr\u003e12. The Ladies Diary (1704–1841)\u003cbr\u003e13. Nineteenth-Century Victorian Problems\u003cbr\u003e14. Eighteenth- and Nineteenth-Century American Problems\u003cbr\u003e15. Problems from the Farmer's Almanac\u003cbr\u003e16. Nineteenth-Century Calculus Problems\u003cbr\u003e17. Some Sample Problem Solution Methods\u003cbr\u003e18. Where to from Here? Where Do You Want to Go?\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003cbr\u003eAnswers to Numbered Problems\u003cbr\u003eGlossary of Strange and Exotic Terms: Measurements, Monetary Units, and Culturally Relevant Words\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Johns Hopkins University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49529523863895,"sku":"9781421404387","price":26.1,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781421404387.jpg?v=1731875949","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/mathematical-expeditions-9781421404387","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}