Title: From five fingers to infinity : a journey through the history of mathematics /
Authors: Swetz, Frank.; Swetz, Frank J., 1937-
Publisher: Open Court,
Year: 1994
Subjects: Mathematics History.
Abstract: This book is an absorbing, entertaining, user-friendly account of one of the greatest adventures in human thought. It is a global survey of the history of mathematics. This work tells the astonishing story of the history of mathematics in 114 popular articles, presented in a chronological and thematic manner, with numerous illustrations.--[book jacket].
Contents: pt. 1. Why the history of mathematics? -- pt. 2. In the beginning -- pt. 3. Human impact and the societal structuring of mathematics -- pt. 4. European mathematics during the "dark ages" -- pt. 5. Non-western mathematics -- pt. 6. The revitalization of European mathematics -- pt. 7. Mathematical responses to a mechanistic world outlook -- pt. 8. The search for certainty -- Epilogue: Fermant's last theorem, 1993.