Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam
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Addition
Algebraic Method
Ancient Egyptian mathematics
Arithmetic
Arithmetic function
Babylonian mathematics
Book on Numbers and Computation
Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society
Calculation
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Chinese mathematics
Circumference
Computation
Coprime integers
Cube (algebra)
Cyclic quadrilateral
Diagram (category theory)
Diameter
Divination
Divisor
Divisor (algebraic geometry)
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European Mathematical Society
Geometry
Greek mathematics
Heptagon
Hindu-Arabic numeral system
Hypotenuse
Indian mathematics
Inequality (mathematics)
Instance (computer science)
Introduction to Arithmetic
Japanese mathematics
Li Ye (mathematician)
Liu Hui
Mathematical diagram
Mathematical problem
Mathematical sciences
Mathematical table
Mathematical theory
Mathematician
Mathematics
Mathematics and art
Mathematics education
Mathematics in medieval Islam
Matrix (mathematics)
Moment (mathematics)
Moscow Mathematical Papyrus
Multiplication
Number theory
Operation (mathematics)
Ordinal number (linguistics)
Parameter (computer programming)
Parity (mathematics)
Proportionality (mathematics)
Qin Jiushao
Quadratic equation
Quantity
Rectangle
Result
Sanskrit
Science and Civilisation in China
Science in the medieval Islamic world
Series (mathematics)
Sign (mathematics)
Spherical trigonometry
Square root
Summation
The Nine Chapters on the Mathematical Art
The Sea Island Mathematical Manual
Variable (mathematics)
Vedic Mathematics (book)
Product details
- ISBN 9780691114859
- Weight: 1418g
- Dimensions: 178 x 254mm
- Publication Date: 05 Aug 2007
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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In recent decades it has become obvious that mathematics has always been a worldwide activity. But this is the first book to provide a substantial collection of English translations of key mathematical texts from the five most important ancient and medieval non-Western mathematical cultures, and to put them into full historical and mathematical context. The Mathematics of Egypt, Mesopotamia, China, India, and Islam gives English readers a firsthand understanding and appreciation of these cultures' important contributions to world mathematics. The five section authors--Annette Imhausen (Egypt), Eleanor Robson (Mesopotamia), Joseph Dauben (China), Kim Plofker (India), and J. Lennart Berggren (Islam)--are experts in their fields. Each author has selected key texts and in many cases provided new translations. The authors have also written substantial section introductions that give an overview of each mathematical culture and explanatory notes that put each selection into context. This authoritative commentary allows readers to understand the sometimes unfamiliar mathematics of these civilizations and the purpose and significance of each text.
Addressing a critical gap in the mathematics literature in English, this book is an essential resource for anyone with at least an undergraduate degree in mathematics who wants to learn about non-Western mathematical developments and how they helped shape and enrich world mathematics. The book is also an indispensable guide for mathematics teachers who want to use non-Western mathematical ideas in the classroom.
Victor J. Katz is professor emeritus of mathematics at the University of the District of Columbia. His many books include the textbook, "A History of Mathematics: An Introduction, 2nd ed." (Addison-Wesley). He is the coeditor of "Historical Modules for the Teaching and Learning of Mathematics".
