Math through the ages
a gentle history for teachers and others
- ISBN: 9780883857366
- Editorial: Cambridge University Press
- Fecha de la edición: 2004
- Lugar de la edición: Farmington. Estados Unidos de Norteamérica
- Edición número: Expanded ed
- Encuadernación: Cartoné
- Medidas: 24 cm
- Nº Pág.: 273
- Idiomas: Inglés
Where did math come from? Who thought up all those algebra symbols? Who came up with the symbols for arithmetic? What's the story behind the metric system, Euclidean geometry, or complex numbers? What is it all for, anyway? Such questions come up naturally when students are trying to understand mathematics, and history is often the place to go to find the answers. This informal and accessible book, with its 25 independent sketches and short overview of the whole history of mathematics, is a great resource for teachers and for others who are curious about mathematics and how it got that way. history of mathematics but also provides details on the development of the principal ideas of mathematics at the primary, secondary, and beginning college levels. Many of the brief chapters can even be given to students to read. I highly recommend the book for all teachers and prospective teachers.
