The history of mathematics : a very short introduction

By:

Stedall, Jacqueline

Material type: Text

9780199599684

Subject(s):

Mathematics -- History

DDC classification:

510.9 23 STE-H

LOC classification:

QA21 .S74 2012

Contents:

1. Mathematics: myth and history; 2. What is mathematics and who is a mathematician?; 3. How are mathematical ideas disseminated?; 4. Learning mathematics; 5. Mathematical livelihoods; 6. Getting inside mathematics; 7. The evolving historiography of mathematics.

Summary: In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant past to the present day, using illustrative case studies drawn from a range of times and places; including early imperial China, the medieval Islamic world, and nineteenth-century Britain.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD General Stacks	Mathematics	510.9 STE-H (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		008098

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Includes bibliographical references (113-116) and index.

In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant past to the present day, using illustrative case studies drawn from a range of times and places; including early imperial China, the medieval Islamic world, and nineteenth-century Britain.

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