General textbooks, attempting to cover three thousand or so years of mathematical history, must necessarily oversimplify just about everything, the practice of which can scarcely promote a critical approach to the subject. To counter this, History of Mathematics offers deeper coverage of key select topics, providing students with material that could encourage more critical thinking. It also includes the proofs of important results which are typically neglected in the modern history of mathematics curriculum.
- ISBN13 9780387754802
- Publish Date 10 December 2007
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country US
- Imprint Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
- Edition 2008 ed.
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 274
- Language English