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.
Imprint
[Washington, D.C.] : Mathematical Association of America, c2000.
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 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.
