A history of mathematics : an introduction / Victor J. Katz.
Pubblicazione:
New York : Harper Collins College Publishers, c1993.
Descrizione fisica:
XIV, 786 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
Contiene:
Indice: Detailed contents; Preface; pt. 1. Mathematics before the sixth century: 1. Ancient mathematics; 2 The beginnings of mathematics in Greece; 3. Archimedes and Apollonius; 4. Mathematical methods in hellenistic times; 5. The final chapters of greek mathematics; 6. pt. 2. Medieval mathematics : 500-1400: 6. Medieval China and India; 7. The mathematics of Islam; 8. Mathematics in Medieval Europe; interchapter: Mathematics around the world; pt. 3. Early modern mathematics : 500-1400: 9. Algebra in the Renaissance; 10. Mathematical methods in the Renaissance; 11. Geometry, algebra, and probability in the Seventeenth century; 12. The beginnings of calculus; pt. 4. Modern mathematics : 1700-2000: 13. Analysis in the Eighteenth century; 14. Probability, algebra, and geometry in the Eighteenth century; 15. Algebra in the Nineteenth century; 16. Analysis in the Nineteenth century; 17. Geometry in the Nineteenth century; 18. Aspects of the Twentieth century; Answers to selected problems; General references in the history of mathematics; Index and pronunciation guide
