Title:
The history of mathematics : a very short introduction / Jacqueline Stedall.
Author:
Stedall, Jacqueline A.
Publication Information:
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2012.
Call Number:
QA21 .S74 2012
Abstract:
In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant past to the present day, using illustrative case studies drawn from a range of times and places; including early imperial China, the medieval Islamic world, and nineteenth-century Britain-- Source other than Library of Congress.
Electronic Access:
Table of contents http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012930324-t.htmlContributor biographical information http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012930324-b.html
Publisher description http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1211/2012930324-d.html
Rezension Zentralblatt MATH
ISBN:
9780199599684
Series:
Very short introductions ; 305
Very short introductions.
Physical Description:
xvii, 123 pages ; 18 cm.
Subject Term:
Contents:
1. Mathematics: myth and history -- 2. What is mathematics and who is a mathematician? -- 3. How are mathematical ideas disseminated? -- 4. Learning mathematics -- 5. Mathematical livelihoods -- 6. Getting inside mathematics -- 7. The evolving historiography of mathematics.
Personal Author:
