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Genre/Form: | History |
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Document Type: | Book |
All Authors / Contributors: |
William P BERLINGHOFF; Fernando Quadros Gouvêa |
ISBN: | 9781939512123 1939512123 9781881929666 1881929663 |
OCLC Number: | 1004220331 |
Description: | 1 v. (xiv-331 p.) : illustrations ; 24 cm |
Contents: | Preface; 1. History in the mathematics classroom; 2. The history of mathematics in a large nutshell; 3. Sketches; 4. What to read next; 5. When they lived; Bibliography; Index; About the authors. |
Series Title: | MAA Textbooks. |
Responsibility: | William P. Berlinghoff, Fernando Q. Gouvêa. |
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This is a beautiful and important book, a pleasure to read, in which the history recounted fully illuminates the mathematical ideas, and the ideas themselves are superbly explained: a wonderful accomplishment."" - Barry Mazur, Harvard University""Math through the Ages is a treasure, one of the best history of math books at its level ever written. Somehow, it manages to stay true to a surprisingly sophisticated story, while respecting the needs of its audience."" - Glen van Brummelen, Quest University President (2012.14), Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics Read more...
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