A history of mathematics : from Mesopotamia to modernity (Record no. 545879)
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fixed length control field | 00960nam a2200133 4500 |
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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Koha item type | Book |
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Institute of English | Institute of English | Processing Center | 10/12/2018 | 510.9 HOD(TB) | ENG14957 | 10/12/2018 | 10/12/2018 | Textbooks |