The Transformation of Mathematics in the Early Mediterranean World: From Problems to Equations
(Part of the Cambridge Classical Studies Series)
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The transformation of mathematics from ancient Greece to the medieval Arab-speaking world is here approached by focusing on a single problem proposed by Archimedes and the many solutions offered. In this trajectory Reviel Netz follows the change in the task from solving a geometrical problem to its expression as an equation, still formulated geometrically, and then on to an algebraic problem, now handled by procedures that are more like rules of manipulation...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521041740
ISBN13:9780521041744
Release Date:September 2007
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:212 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
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