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Contains rigorously reviewed scholarly works on the history and philosophy of mathematics from a variety of time periods and cultures
Contributions are written by the leading scholars in the field
Will be accessible to anyone with a general interest in mathematics, not just students and academics
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
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Table of contents (17 papers)
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About this book
- New evidence that the Latin translation of Euclid’s Elements was based on the Arabic version attributed to al-Ḥajjāj
- Work done on the arc rampant in the seventeenth century
- The history of numerical methods for finding roots of nonlinear equations
- An original play featuring a dialogue between George Boole and Augustus De Morgan that explores the relationship between them
- Key issues in the digital preservation of mathematical material for future generations
- A look at the first twenty-five years of The American Mathematical Monthly in the context of the evolving American mathematical community
- The growth of Math Circles and the unique ways they are being implemented in the United States
Written by leading scholars in the field, these papers will be accessible to not only mathematicians and students of the history and philosophy of mathematics, but also anyone with a general interest in mathematics.
Editors and Affiliations
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics
Book Subtitle: The CSHPM 2015 Annual Meeting in Washington, D. C.
Editors: Maria Zack, Elaine Landry
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46615-6
Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016
License: CC BY
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-43269-4Published: 16 December 2016
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-46268-4Published: 03 February 2017
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-46615-6Published: 15 December 2016
Series ISSN: 2366-3308
Series E-ISSN: 2366-3316
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIV, 248
Number of Illustrations: 69 b/w illustrations
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, Philosophy of Science