| Description |
xiv, 542 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographies and index. |
| Contents |
The history of mathematics as a teaching tool / Phillip S. Jones -- The history of numbers and numerals / Bernard H. Gundlach, Capsules 1-27 -- The history of computation / Harold T. Davis, Capsules 28-49 -- The history of geometry / Howard Eves, Capsules 50-65 -- The history of algebra / John K. Baumgart, Capsules 66-90 -- The history of trignometry / Edward S. Kennedy, Capsules 91-97 -- The history of the calculus / Carl B. Boyer, Capsules 98-120 -- Development of |
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modern mathematics / R.L. Wilder -- The science of patterns / Lynn Arthur Steen -- Contributors of capsule articles -- Appendix: Resources beyond this yearbook / Charles V. Jones. |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- History.
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| Added Author |
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics.
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| ISBN |
0873532813 |
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