[PDF.36ds] How Mathematics Happened: The First 50,000 Years

How Mathematics Happened: The First 50,000 Years

[PDF.et97] How Mathematics Happened: The First 50,000 Years

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 | #1016942 in Books |  Prometheus Books |  2007-02-05 |  2006-10-02 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  9.27 x.92 x6.31l,1.22 | File type: PDF | 291 pages

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||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Wonders of Ancient mathematics|By flashgordon|Peter Rudman's "How mathematics happened" is more about the explaining Babylonian/Egyptian arithmetic, and some geometric algebra . . . then explaining the nature of mathematics. He doesn't talk about abtraction works. I just find the title a little off. His book explains some of the remarkably different arithmetic that the Babylo|From Booklist|Anyone who has ever wondered why an hour is divided into 60 minutes has much to learn from Rudman, student of the ancient mathematics of the Babylonians, Egyptians, and Mayans. Behind the base-60 num

In this fascinating discussion of ancient mathematics, author Peter Rudman does not just chronicle the archeological record of what mathematics was done; he digs deeper into the more important question of why it was done in a particular way. Why did the Egyptians use a bizarre method of expressing fractions? Why did the Babylonians use an awkward number system based on multiples of 60? Rudman answers such intriguing questions, arguing that some mathematical thinking is...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.How Mathematics Happened: The First 50,000 Years   |  Peter S. Rudman.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.

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