The beginnings and evolution of algebra/
Bashmakova, I. G.
The beginnings and evolution of algebra/ Beginnings & evolution of algebra I.G. Bashmakova and G.S. Smirnova ; translated from the Russian by Abe Shenitzer, with the editorial assistance of David A. Cox. - [Washington, DC]: Mathematical Association of America, c2000. - xvi, 179 p.: ill.; 23 cm. - The Dolciani mathematical expositions; no. 23 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Elements of algebra in ancient Babylonia -- Ancient Greek "geometric algebra" -- The birth of literal algebra -- Algebra in the Middle Ages in the Arabic East and in in Europe -- The first achievements of algebra in Europe -- Algebra in the 17th and 18th centuries -- The theory of algebraic equations in the 19th century -- Problems of number theory and the birth of commutative algebra -- Linear and noncommutative algebra -- Conclusion -- Appendix: a new view of the geometric algebra of the ancients .
0883853299 0883853000 (set)
99068950
Algebra---History.
510.9 / B299b
The beginnings and evolution of algebra/ Beginnings & evolution of algebra I.G. Bashmakova and G.S. Smirnova ; translated from the Russian by Abe Shenitzer, with the editorial assistance of David A. Cox. - [Washington, DC]: Mathematical Association of America, c2000. - xvi, 179 p.: ill.; 23 cm. - The Dolciani mathematical expositions; no. 23 .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Elements of algebra in ancient Babylonia -- Ancient Greek "geometric algebra" -- The birth of literal algebra -- Algebra in the Middle Ages in the Arabic East and in in Europe -- The first achievements of algebra in Europe -- Algebra in the 17th and 18th centuries -- The theory of algebraic equations in the 19th century -- Problems of number theory and the birth of commutative algebra -- Linear and noncommutative algebra -- Conclusion -- Appendix: a new view of the geometric algebra of the ancients .
0883853299 0883853000 (set)
99068950
Algebra---History.
510.9 / B299b