Episodes in the Mathematics of Medieval Islam
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2017
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2nd ed. 2016
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4939-3778-3 (ISBN)
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
978-1-4939-3778-3 (ISBN)
This book presents an account of selected topics from key mathematical works of medieval Islam, based on the Arabic texts themselves. The author puts the works into their historical context and includes numerous examples of how mathematics interacted with Islamic society.
This book presents an account of selected topics from key mathematical works of medieval Islam, based on the Arabic texts themselves. Many of these works had a great influence on mathematics in Western Europe. Topics covered in the first edition include arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and numerical approximation; this second edition adds number theory and combinatorics. Additionally, the author has included selections from the western regions of medieval Islam—both North Africa and Spain. The author puts the works into their historical context and includes numerous examples of how mathematics interacted with Islamic society.
This book presents an account of selected topics from key mathematical works of medieval Islam, based on the Arabic texts themselves. Many of these works had a great influence on mathematics in Western Europe. Topics covered in the first edition include arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, and numerical approximation; this second edition adds number theory and combinatorics. Additionally, the author has included selections from the western regions of medieval Islam—both North Africa and Spain. The author puts the works into their historical context and includes numerous examples of how mathematics interacted with Islamic society.
Preface.- 1. Introduction.- 2. Islamic Arithmetic.- 3. Geometrical Constructions in the Islamic World.- 4. Algebra in Islam.- 5. Trigonometry in the Islamic World.- 6. Spherics in the Islamic World.- Index.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.12.2016 |
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| Zusatzinfo | 137 Illustrations, black and white; XII, 256 p. 137 illus. |
| Verlagsort | New York |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 155 x 235 mm |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Natur / Technik |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geschichte der Mathematik | |
| Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| Schlagworte | algebra in Islam • Arabic mathematics • combinatorics in the Islamic world • mathematics of Islam • mathematics of medieval Islam |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4939-3778-2 / 1493937782 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4939-3778-3 / 9781493937783 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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