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History Of Mathematics:     more books (100)

A History of Mathematics by Carl B. Boyer, Uta C. Merzbach, 2010-11-30 A History of Parametric Statistical Inference from Bernoulli to Fisher, 1713-1935 (Sources and Studies in the History of Mathematics and Physical Sciences) by Anders Hald, 2010-11-02 Journey through Genius: The Great Theorems of Mathematics by William Dunham, 1991-08-01 History of Mathematics: Brief Version by Victor J. Katz, 2003-11-01 A History of Greek Mathematics: Volume 2. From Aristarchus to Diophantus by Thomas Little Heath, 2000-12-27 The History of Mathematics: An Introduction by David Burton, 2010-02-09 Math Through the Ages: A Gentle History for Teachers and Others, Expanded Edition (Mathematical Association of America Textbooks) by William P. Berlinghoff, Fernando Q. Gouvêa, 2003-12 Mathematics: A Concise History and Philosophy (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics / Readings in Mathematics) by W.S. Anglin, 1994-09-29 A Source Book in Mathematics by David Eugene Smith, 1984-07-01 History of Mathematics: Highways and Byways (Spectrum) by Amy Dahan-Dalmedico, Jeanne Peiffer, et all 2009-12-08 Great Feuds in Mathematics: Ten of the Liveliest Disputes Ever by Hal Hellman, 2006-09-11 A History of Analysis (History of Mathematics, V. 24) by Hans Niels Jahnke, 2003-08-01 The History of the Calculus and Its Conceptual Development by Carl B. Boyer, 1959-06-01 The Historical Roots of Elementary Mathematics (Dover books explaining science) by Lucas N. H. Bunt, Phillip S. Jones, et all 1988-02-01

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21. Science In India: History Of Mathematics: Indian Mathematicians And Astronomers,
    Describes Indian mathematicians such as Aryabhatta who modelled the solar system, Bhaskar, Varahamira, and others who made important contributions in the  
    http://members.tripod.com/~INDIA_RESOURCE/mathematics.htm
    
    Extractions: SOUTH ASIAN HISTORY Pages from the history of the Indian sub-continent: Science and Mathematics in India History of Mathematics in India In all early civilizations, the first expression of mathematical understanding appears in the form of counting systems. Numbers in very early societies were typically represented by groups of lines, though later different numbers came to be assigned specific numeral names and symbols (as in India) or were designated by alphabetic letters (such as in Rome). Although today, we take our decimal system for granted, not all ancient civilizations based their numbers on a ten-base system. In ancient Babylon, a sexagesimal (base 60) system was in use. The Decimal System in Harappa In India a decimal system was already in place during the Harappan period, as indicated by an analysis of Harappan weights and measures. Weights corresponding to ratios of 0.05, 0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100, 200, and 500 have been identified, as have scales with decimal divisions. A particularly notable characteristic of Harappan weights and measures is their remarkable accuracy. A bronze rod marked in units of 0.367 inches points to the degree of precision demanded in those times. Such scales were particularly important in ensuring proper implementation of town planning rules that required roads of fixed widths to run at right angles to each other, for drains to be constructed of precise measurements, and for homes to be constructed according to specified guidelines. The existence of a gradated system of accurately marked weights points to the development of trade and commerce in Harappan society.

22. History Of Mathematics Web Sites
    An annotated collection of sites on the history of mathematics.  
    http://homepages.bw.edu/~dcalvis/history.html
    
    Extractions: This page is maintained by David Calvis of the Department of Mathematics and Computer Science of Baldwin-Wallace College As a complement to the MacTutor History, here is a wealth of further information on the history of mathematics, including timelines, chronologies, archives, links to other sites and more. As you explore, try Euclid's Elements on-line and Prof. Joyce's home page

23. History Of Mathematics @ SFU
    Research project by the students in the department of Mathematics. Includes region, timeline, people and topics.  
    http://www.math.sfu.ca/histmath/

24. COLOR: History Of Mathemathics In Africa
    Explains the early development of mathematical concepts in astronomical calculations, number systems, calendars and climate studies.  
    http://www.saxakali.com/COLOR_ASP/historymaf.htm
    
    Extractions: The Sphinx Introduction For tens of thousands of years, Africa was in the center of mathematics history. From the civilizations of southern, central and northern Africa came contributions which would enrich both ancient and modern understanding of nature through math and science (see Map of Africa ). From the measurement used in the African forest kingdoms, and the mathematics used in building the great stone complexes of Zimbabwe, to the efficient irrigation technologies, central administration, and the great accuracy of the dimensions of the pyramids, the achievements of Africans still give rise to wonder. Despite great achievements, there are still negative images of Africa and Africans worlwide (see Misconceptions About Africa ). In opposing these myths, Nwankwo Ezeabasili (1977) argues that African science is "African account of nature and how it works." He goes on to say that "...the black African has an authentic scientific culture." Africans were among the first humans to raise crops and to domesticate cattle 15,000 years ago ( Van Sertima 1984). "...between 17,000 and 18,500 years ago while ice still covered much of Europe - African peoples were already raising crops of wheat, barley, lentils , chick- peas, capers and dates" (

25. History Of Mathematics In Asia
    The history of mathematics is a broad subject spanning over 10000 years. Throughout time, women and men in countless cultures have tried to deal with  
    http://www.saxakali.com/COLOR_ASP/history.htm
    
    Extractions: H istory of M athematics in A sia The Passing of Time.... The history of mathematics is a broad subject spanning over 10,000 years. Throughout time, women and men in countless cultures have tried to deal with problems presented by the passing of day and night, the changing seasons of the year, the flooding cycles of major rivers, and so on. In addition, women and men have attempted to group periods of their lifecycle in order to regulate and celebrate important personal, family and community events. T his measurement of time, of the seasons, phases of the moon, blossoming of trees and plants , and so on, led to the development of calendars recorded in oral memory, and later hand-written on cave walls, clay tablets, scrolls, paper, etc. There are a diverse collection of calendars in Asia, the Chinese calendar , the South Asian calendar the Tibetan calendar and so on. From one finger, a fist or a hand; to personal computers and the Internet, the history of math tells us the human story of problems and solutions, and shows us the on-going connection between math and people's lives. Some of the the first drawings and writings discovered, contained matematical concepts. The need to know "how much?" children, animals or other items one had, led to the introduction of measurements; the need to know direction, and the construction of dwellings and agricluture posed problems in geometry. Some of the earliest examples of the development of mathematics in these areas occured in

26. Links To History Of Mathematics And Science Sites
    Homepage for Mark S. Cramer. Here you will find links to fluid mechanics, history of science, mathematics, and especially fluid mechanics,  
    http://www.fluidmech.net/msc/hist.htm
    
    Extractions: Navier-Stokes.Net Click on the above animation to learn a bit more about a few of the best mathematicians and fluid mechanists of history. HISTORY OF SCIENCE SITES These are the history of science, technology, aviation, and mathematics sites which I've collected. I'm always looking for more of these. Drop me a line if I've missed a good one. General History of Math and Science Pages: History of Fluid Mechanics, Aviation, Etc:

27. Teaching With Original Historical Sources In Mathematics
    Our articles on and about history of mathematics and its role in teaching. history of mathematics with Original Sources; Gary Stoudt, Indiana University  
    http://emmy.nmsu.edu/~history/
    
    Extractions: davidp@nmsu.edu Bienvenidos! Here we offer our experiences and materials from using original historical sources in teaching mathematics. These pages are still under construction, so check back as we add more things. (Some of the links are to .pdf or .dvi or .ps files. If other formats are needed, let us know.) We welcome your comments and suggestions for improvements. We also wish to provide information about others who are teaching with original sources, so we welcome suggestions for other links to include here. Below we provide information on: Our own odyssey on teaching with original sources. Our first book Mathematical Expeditions: Chronicles by the Explorers Our second book : A Capstone Book of Original Sources Our graduate course on The Role of History in Teaching Mathematics.

28. MathWeb History
    Resources for the history of mathematics from Clark University Web resources; Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics  
    http://www.ams.org/mathweb/mi-mathhist.html
    
    Extractions: [Links verified 04FEB99 by pjl] Resources for the History of Mathematics from Clark University Web resources; Regional mathematics; Subjects; Books and other resources; Chronology; Timelines. Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics The Canadian Society for the History and Philosophy of Mathematics, founded in 1974, promotes research and teaching in the history and philosophy of mathematics. To this end the Society engages in a number of activities: CSHPM Bulletin; An Annual Meeting, held every May/June with the Canadian Learned Societies; its WWW site; History and Pedagogy of Mathematics Newsletter; Two official journals, Historia Mathematica and Philosophia Mathematica. Links to CSHPM Services; Links to Sites Related to the History and Philosophy of Mathematics. Bibliography of Collected Works of Mathematicians By Steven W. Rockey, Mathematics Library, Cornell University Comments: webmaster@ams.org

29. History Of Mathematics
    Lectures on history of mathematics. G. Donald Allen The history of the Riemann Integral Some thoughts on the history of mathematics  
    http://www.math.tamu.edu/~don.allen/history/m629_97a.html

30. History Of Mathematics
    Lectures on the history of mathematics. Mathematics of the Indians North of Mexico. Egyptian and Babylonian Mathematics The Mathematics of Ancient  
    http://www.math.tamu.edu/~dallen/masters/

31. SJSU Virtual Museum
    The history of mathematics, Science, and Technology A Culturally Affirming View. Alphabetical Listing of Scientists  
    http://www2.sjsu.edu/depts/Museum/aamenu.html
    
    Extractions: The History of Mathematics, Science, and Technology : A Culturally Affirming View Alphabetical Listing of Scientists A-B C-D E-F G-H ... Y-Z Nominate a Scientist or Mathematician Have we forgotten someone special? Is there a scientist or mathematician that you'd like us to include in future displays? If so, take a minute to nominate that person.Just click on the highlighted word below to give us the name of the person and a few lines to help us locate some information to begin the search process.

32. History Of Mathematics - Facets Of India : Ancient And Modern
    history of mathematics in general and wrto India in particular.  
    http://www.geocities.com/dipalsarvesh/mathematics.html
    
    Extractions: Obligatory Note: This matter is created/compiled by Sarvesh Srivastava from various authentic resources for the site titled "Facets of India : Ancient and Modern" . Please feel free to link the page as it is, including this note, but strictly refrain from copying it as it may result in appropriate legal action. Ganit (Mathematics) has been considered a very important subject since ancient times. We find very elaborate proof of this in Vedah (which were compiled around 6000 BC). The concept of division, addition et-cetera was used even that time. Concepts of zero and infinite were there. We also find roots of algebra in Vedah. When Indian Beez Ganit reached Arab, they called it Algebra. Algebra was name of the Arabic book that described Indian concepts. This knowledge reached to Europe from there. And thus ancient Indian Beez Ganit is currently referred to as Algebra.

33. AMUCHMA ONLINE - Mathematicians Of The African Diaspora
    The AMU Commission on the history of mathematics in Africa (AMUCHMA), formed in 1986, has the following objectives. a. to improve communication among those  
    http://www.math.buffalo.edu/mad/AMU/amuchma_online.html
    
    Extractions: AMU MAIN PAGE HISTORY Executive Board Math Sciences Network ... AMUCHMA ISSUES AVAILABLE ONLINE (web pages) AMUCHMA MEMBERS DOWNLOADING AMUCHMA (pdf) OBTAINING AMUCHMA (hardcopy) OBJECTIVES OF AMUCHMA ACTIVITIES OF AMUCHMA THANKS TO SIDA-SAREC SUGGESTIONS TO AMUCHMA AMUCHMA ISSUES AVAILABLE ONLINE: All issues of the newsletter of the African Mathematical Union's Comission on the History of Mathematics in Africa are listed below When clickable, the issues are available below in HTML format, often two web pages per issue However, it is also possible to download each issue in pdf format , this uses the free program Adobe Acrobat . Get Adobe Acrobat Reader ISSUES OF AMUCHMA Online (html version) SEARCH the site in html is in preparation the pdf version is available now OBTAINING HARDCOPY We intend to continue presentation of all issues of the AMUCHMA Newsletter as world wide web pages, and you can print these without charge. In addition, the AMUCHMA Newsletter, published in Arabic, English and French, is available free of charge upon request. Send requests to the Chairman Paulus Gerdes

34. ICHM
    to encourage the study of the history of mathematics; and Aim of group is to promote scholarly learning in this area through publications, symposia and  
    http://www.math.uu.nl/ichm/
    
    Extractions: World Directory of Historians of Mathematics Registration Form The International Commission for the History of Mathematics (ICHM) is an inter-union commission joining the International Mathematical Union (IMU) and the Division of the History of Science (DHS) of the International Union for the History and Philosophy of Science (IUHPS). The ICHM has the following international aims The ICHM works toward these goals, first and foremost, through its official journal, Historia Mathematica . Founded in 1974 by Kenneth O. May, Historia Mathematica is currently under the editorship of Craig Fraser (University of Toronto) and Benno van Dalen (J.W. Goethe University of Frankfurt) and publishes original research on the history of the mathematical sciences in all periods and in all cultural settings.

35. History Of Mathematics
    Boyer, Carl (revised by Uta Merzbach), A history of mathematics, Struik, Dirk, J. A Concise history of mathematics, Dover Publications (1948, 1967),  
    http://www.math.utah.edu/history/

36. History Of Mathematics - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
    The MacTutor history of mathematics Archive created by John JO Connor and Edmund F Boyer, CB A history of mathematics, 2nd ed. rev. by Uta C. Merzbach.  
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_mathematics
    
    Extractions: The word " mathematics " comes from the Greek m¡thema ) which means "science, knowledge, or learning"; μαθηματικός ( mathematik³s ) means "fond of learning". Today, the term refers to a specific body of knowledge - the rigorous, deductive study of numbers, shapes, patterns, and change. Every modern science depends on basic mathematics at the most fundamental level, including such operations as counting addition and subtraction edit In addition to recognizing how to count concrete objects, prehistoric peoples also recognized how to count abstract quantities, like time days seasons years . With counting established, then, the ideas of addition and subtraction naturally followed. See arithmetic Mathematics undoubtedly could not have developed out of simple counting and arithmetic, however, without writing . Perhaps prehistoric peoples first expressed quantity by drawing lines in the ground or scratching wood. (See

37. Wikipedia:Rouse History Of Mathematics - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia
    From `A Short Account of the history of mathematics (4th edition, You will find these dates on the MacTutor history of mathematics website,  
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rouse_History_of_Mathematics
    
    Extractions: (Redirected from Rouse History of Mathematics See also: wikipedia:history One of Wikipedia's public domain resources There are a series of articles transcribed by Dr. David R. Wilkins (dwilkins@maths.tcd.ie) School of Mathematics Trinity College, Dublin at http://www.maths.tcd.ie/pub/HistMath/People/ They all start with a line: From `A Short Account of the History of Mathematics' (4th edition, 1908) by W. W. Rouse Ball. Are they fair game to grab as source material for our wikipedia? I know we are scarfing stuff from the 1911 encyclopedia, this is from 1908, so it should be under the same lack of restrictions.... discussion about sending an email, email is written, time elapses Dr Wilkins just responeded. (10-2-01) Here's the reply sounds good, no? E These are great! I'll kick things off by putting a tracking index here:

38. History Of Mathematics Home Page
    Includes classic texts by Hilbert and Euclid (a Java enhanced version of the Elements) a chronology, and links.  
    http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/mathhist/
    
    Extractions: Every culture on earth has developed some mathematics. In some cases, this mathematics has spread from one culture to another. Now there is one predominant international mathematics, and this mathematics has quite a history. It has roots in ancient Egypt and Babylonia, then grew rapidly in ancient Greece. Mathematics written in ancient Greek was translated into Arabic. About the same time some mathematics of India was translated into Arabic. Later some of this mathematics was translated into Latin and became the mathematics of Western Europe. Over a period of several hundred years, it became the mathematics of the world. There are other places in the world that developed significant mathematics, such as China, southern India, and Japan, and they are interesting to study, but the mathematics of the other regions have not had much influence on current international mathematics. There is, of course, much mathematics being done these and other regions, but it is not the traditional math of the regions, but international mathematics. By far, the most significant development in mathematics was giving it firm logical foundations. This took place in ancient Greece in the centuries preceding Euclid. See

39. History Of Mathematics Department
    Offers graduate study and research, and courses in Akkadian, historiography, and ancient scientific texts.  
    http://www.brown.edu/Departments/History_Mathematics/

40. History Of Maths
    Maths History Topics history of mathematics Home Page Women Mathematicians history of mathematics Babylonia Mathematical Museum History  
    http://www.scit.wlv.ac.uk/university/scit/maths/history.htm

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