A history of mathematics

Victor Katz

880 pages, parution le 27/01/2004

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One of the leading historians in the mathematics field, Victor Katz, provides a world view of mathematics, balancing ancient, early modern, and modern history. This edition continues to make the subject accessible to beginners. Katz provides a history of virtually all mathematical concepts generally studied in secondary schools and in undergraduate University programmes. He also shows teachers how they can use the history of mathematics in the teaching of mathematics curricula.

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PART 1:Mathematics Before The Sixth Century: Ancient Mathematics.
- The Beginnings of Mathematics in Greece.
- Archimedes and Appolonius.
- Mathematical Methods in Hellenistic Times.
- The Final Chapters of Greek Mathematics.

PART 2: Medieval Mathematics 500-1400: Medieval China and India.
- The Mathematics of Islam.
- Mathematics in Medieval Europe

Interchapter: Maths Around the World.

PART 3 : Early Modern Mathematics 1400-1700.
- Algebra in the Renaissance.
- Mathematical Methods in the Renaissance.
- Geometry, Algebra, and Probability in the 17th Century.
- The Beginnings of Calculus.

PART 4 : Modern Mathematics 1700-2000: Analysis in the Eighteenth Century.
- Probability, Algebra, and Geometry in the Eighteenth Century.
- Algreba in the Nineteenth Century.
- Analysis in the Nineteenth Century.
- Geometry in the Nineteenth Century.
- Aspects of the Twentieth Century.
- Answers to Selected Problems.

General References in the History of Mathematics.

Index and Pronunciation Guide.

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	PAPIER
Éditeur(s)	Pearson
Auteur(s)	Victor Katz
Parution	27/01/2004
Nb. de pages	880
Format	19 x 24
Couverture	Relié
Poids	1019g
Intérieur	2 couleurs
EAN13	9780321161932
ISBN13	978-0-321-16193-2