A Little History of Mathematics - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Snezana LawrenceSeries:Little HistoriesPublish date:2025-05-13Pages:304
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300273731ISBN-10:300273738UPC:9780300273731Book Category:Mathematics, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, WorldWeight:1.2721Product ID:SCWYN5704F
A Little History of Mathematics
A lively, accessible history of mathematics throughout the ages and across the globe Mathematics is fundamental to our daily lives. Science, computing, economics--all aspects of modern life rely on some kind of maths. But how did our ancestors think about numbers? How did they use mathematics to explain and understand the world around them? Where do numbers even come from? In this Little...
Series: Little Histories
Language:EnglishPublisher:Yale University PressISBN-13:9780300273731ISBN-10:300273738UPC:9780300273731Book Category:Mathematics, HistoryBook Subcategory:History & Philosophy, WorldWeight:1.2721Product ID:SCWYN5704F
Snezana Lawrence works as a senior lecturer at Middlesex University, London, and was the chair of the History and Pedagogy of Mathematics International Study Group between 2020 and 2024. She is the author of The New Year's Present from a Mathematician and editor of Mathematicians and Their Gods. She is on X as @snezanalawrence and @mathshistory.
Publisher: Yale University Press
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