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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:

  • Highlights the contributions made by various world cultures including African, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and pre-Columbian American mathematics
  • Features an approach that is not too rigorous and is ideal for a one-semester course of the history of mathematics.
  • Includes a Resources and Recommended Reading section for further exploration and has been extensively classroom-tested

The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries: A Brief History in a Cultural Context

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    Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc
    Publication Date: 23/05/2014
    ISBN13: 9781118853849, 978-1118853849
    ISBN10: 1118853849

    Number of Pages: 252

    Non Fiction , Mathematics & Science , Education

    Description

    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:

    • Highlights the contributions made by various world cultures including African, Egyptian, Babylonian, Chinese, Indian, Islamic, and pre-Columbian American mathematics
    • Features an approach that is not too rigorous and is ideal for a one-semester course of the history of mathematics.
    • Includes a Resources and Recommended Reading section for further exploration and has been extensively classroom-tested

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