Transformation of Mathematics in the Early Mediterranean World - From Problems to Equations

Informationen zum Autor Reviel Netz is Associate Professor in the Department of Classics at Stanford University. He has published widely in the field of Greek mathematics: The Shaping of Deduction in Greek Mathematics: A Study in Cognitive History (1999) was runner-up for the Runciman Prize for 2000, and he is currently working on a complete English translation of and commentary on the works of Archimedes, the first volume of which was published in 2003. He has also written a volume of Hebrew poetry and an historical study of barbed wire. Klappentext An interesting interpretation of the historical trajectory of pre-modern mathematics. Zusammenfassung This book analyzes the historical transformation of early mathematics! from a Greek practice based on the localized solution to an Islamic practice based on the systematic approach. The transformation is accounted for in terms of changing social practices! thereby offering an alternate interpretation of the historical trajectory of mathematics. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1. The problem in the world of Archimedes; 2. From Archimedes to Eutocius; 3. From Archimedes to Khayyam; Conclusion; References; Index.

Product details

• Authors: Reviel Netz, Reviel (Stanford University Netz
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.06.2004
• EAN: 9780521829960
• ISBN: 978-0-521-82996-0
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Cambridge Classical Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Mathematics > General, dictionaries