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- Contains rigorously reviewed scholarly works on the history and philosophy of mathematics
- Contributions are written by leading scholars in the field
- Will be accessible to anyone with a general interest in mathematics
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- The mathematics and astronomy in Nathaniel Torperly’s only published work, Diclides Coelometricae, seu valvae astronomicae universal
- Connections between the work of Urbain Le Verrier, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, and Augustin-Louis Cauchy on the algebraic eigenvalue problem
- An evaluation of Ken Manders’ argument against conceiving of the diagrams in Euclid’s Elements in semantic terms
- The development of undergraduate modern algebra courses in the United States
- Ways of using the history of mathematics to teachthe foundations of mathematical analysis
Written by leading scholars in the field, these papers are accessible not only to mathematicians and students of the history and philosophy of mathematics, but also to anyone with a general interest in mathematics.
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Book Title: Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics
Book Subtitle: The CSHPM 2019-2020 Volume
Editors: Maria Zack, Dirk Schlimm
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-95201-3
Publisher: Birkhäuser Cham
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95200-6Published: 26 May 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-95203-7Published: 05 June 2022
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-95201-3Published: 25 May 2022
Series ISSN: 2662-8503
Series E-ISSN: 2662-8511
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 215
Number of Illustrations: 43 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: History of Mathematical Sciences, History of Science, Philosophy of Mathematics