Episodes from the Early History of Mathematics (New Mathematical Library)
Publisher: The Mathematical Association of America
Published: August 1997
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 384
ISBN-13: 9780883856130
Subjects: History of mathematics; History - General History; General; Archimedes; Euclid; History & Philosophy; Mathematics; Mathematics, Ancient; Mathematics, Babylonian; Mathematics, Greek; Ptolemy; Mathematics / General; Mathematics / History
First sentence: If a schoolboy suddenly finds himself transplanted to a new school in foreign parts, he is naturally puzzled by much of the curriculum.