| Description |
xii, 142 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. |
| Series |
Mathematical world, 1055-9426 ; v. 12
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Euclid, Diophantus, Archimedes -- Pythagoras and the Pythagorean triplets -- Aryabhata, Brahmagupta, Bhaskara -- Irrational numbers : construction and approximation -- Arabic mathematics -- Beginnings of algebra in Europe -- Cubic and biquadratic equations -- Solution of the cubic equation -- Solution of the biquadratic equation -- Numbers, algebra, and the physical world -- Complex numbers -- Fundamental theorem of algebra -- Equations of degree greater than four -- General number systems and the axiomatic treatment of algebra. |
| Subject |
Algebra -- History.
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| ISBN |
082180989X (alk. paper) |
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