Oxford University Press

A Smoother Pebble; Mathematical Explorations – Donald C. Benson 2003

Image
A Smoother Pebble; Mathematical Explorations - Donald C. Benson 2003

A Smoother Pebble; Mathematical Explorations – Donald C. Benson 2003

 

Summaries :
Oxford University Press, 4 Okt 2003 – 280 halaman
This book takes a novel look at the topics of school mathematics–arithmetic, geometry, algebra, and calculus. In this stroll on the mathematical seashore we hope to find, quoting Newton, “…a smoother pebble or a prettier shell than ordinary…” This book assembles a collection of mathematical pebbles that are important as well as beautiful.
Get Yours NOW

Get Yours NOW

Related articles

Oxford Handbook of the History of Mathematics – Eleanor Robson 2009

Image

Oxford Handbook of the History of Mathematics - Eleanor Robson 2009

Oxford Handbook of the History of Mathematics – Eleanor Robson 2009

 

Summaries :

Oxford University Press, 18 Des 2008 – 926 halaman
This Handbook explores the history of mathematics under a series of themes which raise new questions about what mathematics has been and what it has meant to practice it. It addresses questions of who creates mathematics, who uses it, and how. A broader understanding of mathematical practitioners naturally leads to a new appreciation of what counts as a historical source. Material and oral evidence isdrawn upon as well as an unusual array of textual sources. Further, theways in which people have chosen to express themselves are as historically meaningful as the contents of the mathematics they have produced. Mathematics is not a fixed and unchanging entity. New questions, contexts, and applications all influence what counts as productive ways of thinking. Because the historyof mathematics should interact constructively with other ways of studying the past, the contributors to this book come from a diverse range of intellectual backgrounds in anthropology, archaeology, art history, philosophy, and literature, as well as history of mathematics more traditionally understood.The thirty-six self-contained, multifaceted chapters, each written by a specialist, are arranged under three main headings: ‘Geographies and Cultures‘, ‘Peoples and Practices’, and ‘Interactions and Interpretations’. Together they deal with the mathematics of 5000 years, but without privileging the past three centuries, and an impressive range of periods and places with many points of cross-reference between chapters. The key mathematical cultures of North America, Europe, the Middle East,India, and China are all represented here as well as areas which are not often treated in mainstream history of mathematics, such as Russia, the Balkans, Vietnam, and South America. A vital reference for graduates and researchers in mathematics, historians of science, and general historians.
Get Yours NOW

Get Yours NOW