Algebra : sets, symbols, and the language of thought
Tabak, John2004
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Looking closely at algebra, its historical development, and its many useful applications, Algebra examines in detail the question of why this type of math is so important that it arose in different cultures at different times.
Main title:
Algebra : sets, symbols, and the language of thought / by John Tabak
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Imprint:
New York Facts On File 2004
Collation:
224 p. illustrations
Audience:
Secondary
Contents:
The first algebras - Greek algebra - Algebra from India to Northern Africa - Algebra as a theory of equations - Algebra in geometry and analysis - The search for new structures - The laws of thought - The theory of matrices and eterminants
ISBN:
0816049548 (hbk)
Dewey class:
512 ALG
Local class:
512
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
68790
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