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From Five Fingers to Infinity : A Journey through the History of Mathematics

by: Swetz, F.

Price: 75,00 EURO

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Category: Ancient Technology / Science
Code: 13196
ISBN-13: 9780812691931 / 978-0-8126-9193-1
ISBN-10: 0812691938 / 0-8126-9193-8
Publisher: Open Court
Publication Date: 1994
Publication Place: Chicago
Binding: Cloth
Pages: 770
Book Condition: As New

From five fingers to infinity : a journey through the history of mathematics

Author:Frank Swetz

Summary:A global survey of the history of mathematics, suitable for people with no background in mathematics, as well as for the more informed reader or teacher. The 114 articles, organised in a chronological and thematic manner, offer a multicultural treatment and actual translations of early texts.


xx, 770 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm


Contents:
Why the history of mathematics?
In the beginning
Human impact and the societal structuring of mathematics
European mathematics during the "dark ages"
Non-western mathematics
The revitalization of European mathematics
Mathematical responses to a mechanistic world outlook
The search for certainty

 

 
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From Five Fingers to Infinity : A Journey through the History of Mathematics

by: Swetz, F.

  • ISBN-13: 9780812691931 / 978-0-8126-9193-1
  • ISBN-03: 0812691938 / 0-8126-9193-8
  • Open Court, Chicago, 1994

Price: 75,00 EURO

1 copy in stock