An introduction to the early development of mathematics /
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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.,
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Publisher Address: | Hoboken, New Jersey : |
Publication Dates: | [2016] |
Literature type: | eBook |
Language: | English |
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http://www.itextbook.cn/f/book/bookDetail?bookId=7a5d0f6e399b4affba9fb4cf99e2fa9d |
Item Description: | Description based on print version record. |
Carrier Form: | 1 online resource (xiv, 233 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9781119104988 |
Index Number: | QA21 |
CLC: | O1-09 |
Contents: | Introduction -- Mathematical anthropology -- Ancient Egyptian mathematics -- Ancient Chinese mathematics -- Babylonian mathematics -- Mathematical archeology -- Classical Greek mathematics -- Early Hindu mathematics -- Early Arabian mathematics -- Suggestions for exercises -- A theory about base-60 in Babylonian math. |