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Historical Topics for the Mathematics Classroom (31st Yearbook)
By National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
NCTM | 1969 | ISBN 0-87353-281-3 | DJVU/PDF | 540 pages | 5.36/13.3 mb
https://www.amazon.com/Historical-Topics-Mathematics-Classroom-Baumgart/dp/0873532813
PDF conversion is mine.
This book is a wonderful resource for teachers of Mathematics. It is an easily read and absorbing overview of the history of mathematics with suggestions for its use in the classroom. The history of each major branch of mathematics (Number, Computation, Algebra, Geometry, Trigonometry and Calculus) is individually summarized and followed by brief essays on specific topics of significance within each branch. This organization makes it easy to find and quickly read the informative articles on any chosen topic. The writing style and reading levels of most articles also make them available to high school students.
CONTENTS
PREFACE ix
I THE HISTORY OF MATHEMATICS AS A TEACHING TOOL
Phillip S. Jones, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 1
II THE HISTORY OF NUMBERS AND NUMERALS
Bernard H. Gundlach, Colorado College, Colorado Springs, Colorado 18
CAPSULES 1-27 36
III THE HISTORY OF COMPUTATION
Harold T. Davis, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas 87
CAPSULES 28-49 117
TV THE HISTORY OF GEOMETRY
Howard Eves, University of Maine, Orono, Maine 165
CAPSULES 50-65 192
V THE HISTORY OF ALGEBRA
John K Baumgart, North Park College, Chicago, Illinois 232
CAPSULES 66-90 260
VI THE HISTORY OF TRIGONOMETRY
Edward S. Kennedy, American University Beirut, Lebanon oj Beirut, 333
CAPSULES 91-97 359
VII THE HISTORY OF THE CALCULUS
Carl B. Boyer, Brooklyn College, Brooklyn, New York 376
CAPSULES 98-120 403
VIII DEVELOPMENT OF MODERN MATHEMATICS
R. L. Wilder, University oj Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 460
CONTRIBUTORS OF CAPSULE ARTICLES 478
APPENDIX: Resources Beyond This Yearbook 479
BIBLIOGRAPHY 485
INDEX 503
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