Screen LibraryThe development of mathematics throughout the centuries : a brief history in a cultural context /
Saved in:
| Main Authors: | |
|---|---|
| Published: |
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
|
| Publisher Address: | Hoboken, New Jersey : |
| Publication Dates: | [2014] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Subjects: | |
| Carrier Form: | xiii, 232 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages [219]-220) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781118853849 (cloth) : 1118853849 (cloth) |
| Index Number: | QA21 |
| CLC: | O1-09 |
| Call Number: | O1-09/E924 |
| Contents: | Ancient civilization mathematics: Africa as our birthplace -- Ancient Egyptian mathematics: the time of the pharaohs -- Babylonian mathematics: the Mesopotamian cradle of civilization -- Greek mathematics: the Archaic period -- Greek mathematics: the Classical period -- Greek mathematics: the Hellenistic and Roman/Byzantine periods -- Chinese mathematics: ancient times to the middle ages -- Indian mathematics: ancient times to the middle ages -- Islamic mathematics: preservation, innovation, and connection between east and west -- Pre-Columbian American mathematics: the Olmec, Maya, and Inca civilizations -- European mathematics: the middle ages and the Renaissance ... |