Numbers: A Cultural History Kiely Robert
Numbers: A Cultural History Kiely Robert Numbers: A Cultural History provides students with a compelling interdisciplinary view of the development of mathematics and its relationship to world…
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Numbers: A Cultural History Kiely Robert
Numbers: A Cultural History provides students with a compelling interdisciplinary view of the development of mathematics and its relationship to world cultures over 4,500 years of human history.Mathematics is often referred to as a "universal language," and that is a fitting description. It has played pivotal roles in societies at particular times; and it has influenced, and been influenced by, a wide range of ideas and institutions, from commerce to philosophy. Many cultures have contributed to mathematics in fascinating ways, but despite its "universal" character, mathematics is also a human endeavor.
Some European Renaissance views, on the other hand, relate the study of number to that of the natural world.Numbers, A Cultural History seeks to place Ancient Egyptian views of mathematics, for example, are tied closely to engineering and agriculture.