The beginnings and 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.
Language: English Original language: Russian Series: The Dolciani mathematical expositions ; no. 23Publication details: [Washington, DC]: Mathematical Association of America, c2000.Description: xvi, 179 p.: ill.; 23 cmISBN:- 0883853299
- 0883853000 (set)
- Beginnings & evolution of algebra [Cover title]
- 510.9 B299b
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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 .
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