A history of mathematics : from Mesopotamia to modernity (Record no. 545879)

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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER
International Standard Book Number 9780199676767
082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER
Classification number 510.9
Item number HOD
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME
Personal name Hodgkin, Luke Howard, 1938-
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT
Title A history of mathematics : from Mesopotamia to modernity
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC.
Place of publication, distribution, etc. Oxford
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. Oxford University Press, 2005.
Date of publication, distribution, etc. 2005
300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Extent 282P.
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC.
Summary, etc. A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often neglected, influence of both Chinese and Islamic mathematics is covered in detail, placing the description of early Western mathematics in a global context. The book concludes with modern mathematics, . covering recent developments such as the advent of the computer, . chaos theory, topology, mathematical physics,282P.
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