Math Through the Ages (Berlinghoff - 2nd ed. PB)

Author: William Berlinghoff, Fernando Gouvea

File under: Berlinghoff

ISBN: 9780486832845

Binding: paperback

Section: Mathematics

Subtitle: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others

Designed for students just beginning their study of the discipline, this concise introductory history of mathematics is supplemented by brief but in-depth sketches of the more important individual topics. Covering such subjects as algebra symbols, negative numbers, the metric system, quadratic equations, and much more, this widely adopted work invites and encourages further study of mathematics.