A history of mathematics :: from Mesopotamia to modernity /

A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often neglected, influence...

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1. Verfasser: Hodgkin, Luke Howard, 1938-
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Schriftenreihe:OUP E-Books.
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Zusammenfassung:A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often neglected, influence of both Chinese and Islamic mathematics is covered in detail, placing the description of early Western mathematics in a global context. The book concludes with modern mathematics, . covering recent developments such as the advent of the computer, . chaos theory, topology, mathematical physics, and th.
Beschreibung:1 online resource (xiii, 281 pages) : illustrations
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index.
ISBN:9780191523830
0191523836
9780198529378
0198529376
1280758937
9781280758935
1429422068
9781429422062
9786610758937
661075893X

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