The History of Mathematics

A Brief Course

Roger L. Cooke (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

552 Seiten

1997
John Wiley & Sons Inc (Verlag)
978-0-471-18082-1 (ISBN)

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Roger L. Cooke

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

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

Roger Cooke is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Vermont. For many years he has taught a general introduction to the history of mathematics.

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.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	21.10.1997
Zusatzinfo	100 photographs, drawings
Verlagsort	New York
Sprache	englisch
Maße	165 x 238 mm
Gewicht	1046 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften
ISBN-10	0-471-18082-3 / 0471180823
ISBN-13	978-0-471-18082-1 / 9780471180821
Zustand	Neuware