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Roshdi Rashed - The Development of Arabic Mathematics: Between Arithmetic and Algebra - 9789048143382 - V9789048143382
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The Development of Arabic Mathematics: Between Arithmetic and Algebra

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Description for The Development of Arabic Mathematics: Between Arithmetic and Algebra Paperback. Translator(s): Armstrong, A. Series: Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science. Num Pages: 392 pages, 22 black & white tables, biography. BIC Classification: HB; HPD; HPK; JFC; PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 20. Weight in Grams: 605.
An understanding of developments in Arabic mathematics between the IXth and XVth century is vital to a full appreciation of the history of classical mathematics. This book draws together more than ten studies to highlight one of the major developments in Arabic mathematical thinking, provoked by the double fecondation between arithmetic and the algebra of al-Khwarizmi, which led to the foundation of diverse chapters of mathematics: polynomial algebra, combinatorial analysis, algebraic geometry, algebraic theory of numbers, diophantine analysis and numerical calculus. Thanks to epistemological analysis, and the discovery of hitherto unknown ... Read more

Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
392
Condition
New
Series
Boston Studies in the Philosophy and History of Science
Number of Pages
382
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789048143382
SKU
V9789048143382
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