The Story of Mathematics

By Richard Mankiewicz

"The evolution of science, philosophy, and mathematics, all related, is far more important to the history of humanity than a parade of rulers and a procession of wars." Strong words, but Richard... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1841881384
• ISBN13: 9781841881386
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Orion Pub Co
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 1.41 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.7" x 0.7" x 7.3"

Customer Reviews

Lots of glossy pages and colorful pictures and charts.

The copyright for “The History of Mathematics” by Richard Mankiewicz, forwarded by Ian Stewart, is on the last page instead of the first page. It is two thousand. The font is extremely small to allow for margin notes. Twenty-four chapters do tell the history of math and the environmental changes around it as well. I will not repeat the book, as that is why you are buying it. This is as good as any math book without the math, as you will find. Soon you will find out that there is no such thing as math without math. But the history and environments are worth it alone. From the book: Mathematics does not just consist of a few arithmetical tricks that you learn in school and then promptly forget when you become an adult. It has an unbroken history of involvement with the mainstream of human culture, a history that has been going on for at least five thousand years. I had a good laugh as I tried to forget it as an adult. But it turned up in both the military and manufacturing. Also, in the book “Count Like an Egyptian: A Hands-on Introduction to Ancient Mathematics” by David W. Reimer, ISBN-13: 9780691160122