The History Of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

In this Very Short Introduction, Jacqueline Stedall explores the rich historical and cultural diversity of mathematical endeavour from the distant past to the present day, using illustrative case studies drawn from a range of times and places; including early imperial China, the medieval Islamic world, and nineteenth-century Britain.

• | By (Author): Jacqueline (Senior Research Fellow, The Queen'S College, Oxford) Stedall
• | Publisher: Oxford University Press
• | Publication Date: Feb 23, 2012
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 144 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 0199599688
• | ISBN-13: 9780199599684