Buch, Englisch, 538 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1018 g
Buch, Englisch, 538 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 1018 g
ISBN: 978-0-19-853950-6
Verlag: OUP Oxford
This book is an extended history of mathematics that places mathematical development firmly in its historical context. Each section begins with a description of the geography and history of the country considered. From there, lively retelling of the creation myths and legends leads on to a description of how its people wrote and counted. This is followed by relevant mathematical material. The book covers;
* The geometry of stone circles in Europe
* The area of triangles and volume of pyramids that concerned the engineers of the Pharoahs
* The Babylonian sexagesimal number system and our present measures of space and time which grew out of it
* The use of the abacus and remainder theory in China
* Greek mathematics from Pythagoras to Pappus. Detailed accounts of the work of apollonius and Archimedes are given.
* The invention of trigonometry by Arab mathematicians
* The solution of quadratic equations by completing the square developed in India
Each chapter has a mathematical case study which is discussed both in the context of thetimes and in th light of more recent developments. Worked examples are also included.
"The author has woven together a broad historical backgrounding and some fairly detailed but accessible mathematics in amost exciting way." John Fauvel, author of Let Newton Be!
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Fachgebiete
- Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Wissenschafts- und Universitätsgeschichte
- Mathematik | Informatik Mathematik Mathematik Allgemein Geschichte der Mathematik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Naturwissenschaften, Formalen Wissenschaften & Technik
- Interdisziplinäres Wissenschaften Wissenschaften: Allgemeines Geschichte der Human- und Sozialwissenschaften
