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Throughout the book, readers take a journey throughout time and observe how people around the world have understood these patterns of quantity, structure, and dimension around them. The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries: A Brief History in a Cultural Contex provides a brief overview of the history of mathematics in a very straightforward and understandable manner and also addresses major findings that influenced the development of mathematics as a coherent discipline. This book:
BRIAN R. EVANS is Department Chair and Associate Professor of Mathematics Education in the School of Education at Pace University in New York. He has authored over twenty-five publications and teaches pedagogical and content courses in mathematics including the history of mathematics. He is also managing editor for the peer reviewed Journal of the National Association for Alternative Certification.
Introduction
Part I Mathematics in Africa and the Mediterranean Region
Chapter 1 Ancient Civilization Mathematics: Africa as our Birthplace
Chapter 2 Ancient Egyptian Mathematics: The Time of the Pharaohs
Chapter 3 Babylonian Mathematics: The Mesopotamian Cradle of Civilization
Chapter 4 Greek Mathematics: The Archaic Period
Chapter 5 Greek Mathematics: The Classical Period
Chapter 6 Greek Mathematics: The Hellenistic and Roman/Byzantine Periods
Part II Mathematics in Asia and Pre-Columbian America
Chapter 7 Chinese Mathematics: Ancient Times to the Middle Ages
Chapter 8 Indian Mathematics: Ancient Times to the Middle Ages
Chapter 9 Islamic Mathematics: Preservation, Innovation, and Connection between East and West
Chapter 10 Pre-Columbian American Mathematics: The Olmec, Maya, and Inca Civilizations
Part III Mathematics in Europe
Chapter 11 European Mathematics: The Middle Ages and the Renaissance
Chapter 12 European Mathematics: The 17th Century
Chapter 13 European Mathematics: The 18th Century
Chapter 14 European Mathematics: The 19th Century
Part IV Mathematics in the 20th and 21st Centuries
Chapter 15 European, American, and Global Mathematics: The 20th and 21st Centuries
Chapter 16 European, American, and Global Mathematics: A Shift in the 20th Century
The Development of Mathematics Throughout the Centuries 3
Chapter 17 American Mathematics Education: The 20th and 21st Centuries
Resources and Recommended Readings
Index
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