A history of mathematics : from Mesopotamia to modernity /
A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often neglected, influence...
Saved in:
| Main Author: | |
|---|---|
| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press,
2005.
|
| Series: | OUP E-Books.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often neglected, influence of both Chinese and Islamic mathematics is covered in detail, placing the description of early Western mathematics in a global context. The book concludes with modern mathematics, . covering recent developments such as the advent of the computer, . chaos theory, topology, mathematical physics, and th. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 281 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-269) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780191523830 0191523836 9780198529378 0198529376 1280758937 9781280758935 1429422068 9781429422062 9786610758937 661075893X |
