An Introduction to the History of Algebra: Solving Equations from Mesopotamian Times to the Renaissance (Mathematical World, 27, Band 27) - Softcover

Buch 24 von 25: Mathematical World

Sesiano, Jacques

 
9780821844731: An Introduction to the History of Algebra: Solving Equations from Mesopotamian Times to the Renaissance (Mathematical World, 27, Band 27)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0821844733 ISBN 13: 9780821844731
Verlag: American Mathematical Society, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

Sesiano begins just after 2000 BC and the solution of equations and systems of the first and second degrees, and ends just before AD 1600 and the solution of equations in the third and fourth degrees--the last in which the unknown may be expressed by means of a general formula. He identifies stages in solving equations during the intervening millennia, linking them to successive extensions of the number systems beyond positive integers and fractions to embrace positive irrational numbers, negative numbers timidly towards the end of the Middle Ages, and finally complex numbers shortly after that. The pages are few for so long a scope, he confesses, but still he devotes some to appending selected texts in their original language. Une Introduction á l'histoire de l'algèbre; Résolution des équations des Mésopotamiens á la Renaissance was published by Preses Polytechniques et Universitaires Romandes, Lausanne in 1999, and is translated by Anna Pierrehumbert. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Verlag
American Mathematical Society
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0821844733
ISBN 13 
9780821844731
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Anzahl der Seiten
174
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