Unknown quantity : a real and imaginary history of algebra /

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Derbyshire, John
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
Algebra > History.
Equations > History.
Algebra, Universal > History.
Algebra, Abstract > History.
Geometry, Algebraic > History.
Algèbre > Histoire.
Équations > Histoire.
Algèbre universelle > Histoire.
Algèbre abstraite > Histoire.
Géométrie algébrique > Histoire.
MATHEMATICS > Algebra > Intermediate.
Algebra
Algebra, Abstract
Algebra, Universal
Equations
Geometry, Algebraic
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Unknown Quantity
  • Four Thousand Years Ago
  • The Father of Algebra
  • Completion and Reduction
  • Math Primer: Cubic and Quartic Equations
  • Commerce and Competition
  • Relief for the Imagination
  • Universal Arithmetic
  • The Lions Claw
  • Math Primer: Roots of Unity
  • The Assault on the Quintic
  • Math Primer: Vector Spaces and Algebras
  • The Leap into the Fourth Dimension
  • An Oblong Arrangement of Terms
  • Victoria's Brumous Isles
  • Levels of Abstraction Math Primer: Field Theory
  • Pistols at Dawn
  • Lady of the Rings
  • Math Primer: Algebraic Geometry
  • Geometry Makes a Comeback
  • Algebraic This, Algebraic That
  • From Universal Arithmetic to Universal Algebra.

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