Math through the ages : a gentle history for teachers and others /

Where did maths come from? Who thought up all those algebra symbols, and why? What's the story behind ... negative numbers? ... the metric system? ... quadratic equations? ... sine and cosine? The 25 independent sketches in Math through the Ages answer these questions and many others in an info...

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Main Author: Berlinghoff, William P.
Other Authors: Gouvêa, Fernando Q.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Farmington, Me.] : [Washington, D.C.] : Oxton House Publishers ; Mathematical Association of America, c2004.
Edition:Expanded ed.
Series:Classroom resource materials
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Main Collection - Walker Library - 2nd Floor

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Call Number: QA21 .B47 2004
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