 
The History of Mathematics: A Brief Course, 2nd Edition
ISBN: 978-0-471-44459-6
Hardcover
640 pages
April 2005, ©2005
US $148.00
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- Provides for easier use in teaching the history of mathematics topically rather than geographically or chronologically
- Topical organization prevents repetition of material
- Focuses on ideas and applications rather than on biography
- Concise presentation allows for coverage of the material in one semester
- Presents topics in the development of mathematics in roughly the same order that students encounter them in their coursework
- Topical organization allows for more comparisons between groups (i.e. Eastern and Western cultures, discovery and developments of women in mathematics, etc)
- Provides an interesting and informative reference to both students and the mathematically-interested public
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