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Development of mathematics throughout the centuries : a brief history in a cultural context / Brian R. Evans.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New Jersey : John Wiley, c2014.Description: xiii, 232 p. : illustrations ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 9781118853849 (cloth)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510.9 23 Ev92
Contents:
1. Ancient civilization mathematics: Africa as our birthplace -- 2. Ancient Egyptian mathematics: the time of the pharaohs -- 3. Babylonian mathematics: the Mesopotamian cradle of civilization -- 4. Greek mathematics: the Archaic period -- 5. Greek mathematics: the Classical period -- 6. Greek mathematics: the Hellenistic and Roman/Byzantine periods -- 7. Chinese mathematics: ancient times to the middle ages -- 8. Indian mathematics: ancient times to the middle ages -- 9. Islamic mathematics: preservation, innovation, and connection between east and west -- 10. Pre-Columbian American mathematics: the Olmec, Maya, and Inca civilizations -- 11. European mathematics: the middle ages and the Renaissance -- 12. European mathematics: the 17th century -- 13. European mathematics: the 18th century -- 14. European mathematics: the 19th century -- 15. European, American, and global mathematics: the 20th and 21st centuries -- 16. European, American, and global mathematics: a shift in the 20th century -- 17. American mathematics education: the 20th and 21st centuries-- Resources and recommended readings-- Index.
Summary: 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.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-220) and index.

1. Ancient civilization mathematics: Africa as our birthplace --
2. Ancient Egyptian mathematics: the time of the pharaohs --
3. Babylonian mathematics: the Mesopotamian cradle of civilization --
4. Greek mathematics: the Archaic period --
5. Greek mathematics: the Classical period --
6. Greek mathematics: the Hellenistic and Roman/Byzantine periods --
7. Chinese mathematics: ancient times to the middle ages --
8. Indian mathematics: ancient times to the middle ages --
9. Islamic mathematics: preservation, innovation, and connection between east and west --
10. Pre-Columbian American mathematics: the Olmec, Maya, and Inca civilizations --
11. European mathematics: the middle ages and the Renaissance --
12. European mathematics: the 17th century --
13. European mathematics: the 18th century --
14. European mathematics: the 19th century --
15. European, American, and global mathematics: the 20th and 21st centuries --
16. European, American, and global mathematics: a shift in the 20th century --
17. American mathematics education: the 20th and 21st centuries--
Resources and recommended readings--
Index.

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.

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