Math Through the Ages Berlinghoff WilliamP
Math Through the Ages Berlinghoff WilliamP "This is a beautiful, important book, a pleasure to read, in which the history recounted truly illuminates the mathematical ideas, and the ideas themselves…
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Math Through the Ages Berlinghoff WilliamP
"This is a beautiful, important book, a pleasure to read, in which the history recounted truly illuminates the mathematical ideas, and the ideas themselves are superbly explained; a wonderful accomplishment." -- Barry Mazur, Harvard UniversityDesigned 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. "Math Through the Ages is a treasure, one of the best history of math books at its level ever written. 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.
Somehow, it manages to stay true to a surprisingly sophisticated story, while respecting the needs of its audience. Its