| Description |
xx, 770 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 755-757) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Why the history of mathematics? -- pt. 2. In the beginning -- pt. 3. Human impact and the societal structuring of mathematics -- pt. 4. European mathematics during the "dark ages" -- pt. 5. Non-western mathematics -- pt. 6. The revitalization of European mathematics -- pt. 7. Mathematical responses to a mechanistic world outlook -- pt. 8. The search for certainty -- Epilogue: Fermant's last theorem, 1993. |
| Summary |
This book is an absorbing, entertaining, user-friendly account of one of the greatest adventures in human thought. It is a global survey of the history of mathematics. This work tells the astonishing story of the history of mathematics in 114 popular articles, presented in a chronological and thematic manner, with numerous illustrations.--[book jacket]. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- History.
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Mathematics -- history.
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Mathematics. (OCoLC)fst01012163
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| Indexed Term |
Mathematics History |
| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Added Author |
Swetz, Frank J., 1937-
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| Added Title |
From 5 fingers to infinity.
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| Other Form: |
Online version: From five fingers to infinity. Chicago : Open Court, ©1994 (OCoLC)622262484 |
| ISBN |
0812691938 |
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9780812691931 |
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0812691946 (paper) |
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9780812691948 (paper) |
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