History of Mathematics An Introduction

Name: History of Mathematics An Introduction
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ISBN: 9780321016188

ISBN-10: 0321016181

ISBN-13: 9780321016188

Edition: 2nd 1998

Authors: Victor J. Katz

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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.

Book details

List price: $73.33
Edition: 2nd
Copyright year: 1998
Publisher: Addison-Wesley Longman, Incorporated
Publication date: 2/24/1998
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 880
Size: 8.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.75" tall
Weight: 3.432
Language: English




Mathematics Before The Sixth Century


Ancient Mathematics


The Beginnings of Mathematics in Greece


Archimedes and Apollonius


Mathematical Methods in Hellenistic Times


The Final Chapters of Greek Mathematics



Medieval Mathematics: 500-1400


Medieval China and India


The Mathematics of Islam


Mathematics in Medieval Europe


Mathematics Around the World


III


Algebra in the Renaissance


Mathematical Methods in the Renaissance


Geometry, Algebra, and Probability in the Seventeenth Century


The Beginnings of Calculus



Modern Mathematics: 1700-2000


Analysis in the Eighteenth Century


Probability, Algebra, and Geometry in the Eighteenth Century


Algebra 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