did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9780309096577

Unknown Quantity: A Real And Imaginary History of Algebra

by
  • ISBN13:

    9780309096577

  • ISBN10:

    030909657X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2006-05-31
  • Publisher: Natl Academy Pr

Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.

Purchase Benefits

  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
  • Write a Review Icon Write a Review
List Price: $27.95 Save up to $11.60
  • Rent Book $16.35
    Add to Cart Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping

    TERM
    PRICE
    DUE
    USUALLY SHIPS IN 24-48 HOURS
    *This item is part of an exclusive publisher rental program and requires an additional convenience fee. This fee will be reflected in the shopping cart.

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

Summary

Written for those who are unencumbered by a fear of formulae, this volume presents a history of algebra that is intellectually satisfying and pleasantly challenging.

Table of Contents

Introduction 1(18)
Math Primer: Numbers and Polynomials
7(12)
Part 1 The Unknown Quantity
1 Four Thousand Years Ago
19(12)
2 The Father of Algebra
31(12)
3 Completion and Reduction
43(22)
Math Primer: Cubic and Quartic Equations
57(8)
4 Commerce and Competition
65(16)
5 Relief for the Imagination
81(16)
Part 2 Universal Arithmetic
6 The Lion's Claw
97(18)
Math Primer: Roots of Unity
109(6)
7 The Assault on the Quintic
115(30)
Math Primer: Vector Spaces and Algebras
134(11)
8 The Leap into the Fourth Dimension
145(16)
9 An Oblong Arrangement of Terms
161(16)
10 Victoria's Brumous Isles
177(18)
Part 3 Levels of Abstraction
Math Primer: Field Theory
195(11)
11 Pistols at Dawn
206(17)
12 Lady of the Rings
223(30)
Math Primer: Algebraic Geometry
241(12)
13 Geometry Makes a Comeback
253(26)
14 Algebraic This, Algebraic That
279(19)
15 From Universal Arithmetic to Universal Algebra
298(23)
Endnotes 321(32)
Picture Credits 353(2)
Index 355

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program