Taming the Unknown: A History of Algebra from Antiquity to the Early Twentieth Century - Hardcover
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Availability:In StockContributor:Victor J. Katz, Karen Hunger ParshallPublish date:2014-07-21Pages:504
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691149059ISBN-10:691149054UPC:9780691149059Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Algebra, History & PhilosophySize:6.22 x 9.21 x 1.26 inchesWeight:1.9026Product ID:SCSJSVBH72
Taming the Unknown: A History of Algebra from Antiquity to the Early Twentieth Century
What is algebra? For some, it is an abstract language of x's and y's. For mathematics majors and professional mathematicians, it is a world of axiomatically defined constructs like groups, rings, and fields. Taming the Unknown considers how these two seemingly different types of algebra evolved and how they relate. Victor Katz and Karen Parshall explore the history of algebra, from its roots in...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Princeton University PressISBN-13:9780691149059ISBN-10:691149054UPC:9780691149059Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Algebra, History & PhilosophySize:6.22 x 9.21 x 1.26 inchesWeight:1.9026Product ID:SCSJSVBH72
Victor J. Katz is professor of mathematics emeritus at the University of the District of Columbia. Karen Hunger Parshall is professor of history and mathematics at the University of Virginia.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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