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020			_a9781461426325 (pbk.) _c€ 54.95
040			_bENG _cIISER-BPR
041			_aENG
082			_a510.9 _bSTI _223rd
100			_aStillwell, John _91075
222			_aMathematics
245		0	_aMathematics and its history
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aNew York: _bSpringer Science, _cc2010
300			_axxi, 660p. : _bill. ; _c24cm
440			_aUndergraduate Texts in Mathematics _92602
504			_aIncludes bibliographic references and subject index.
520			_aFrom the reviews of the second edition: "This book covers many interesting topics not usually covered in a present day undergraduate course, as well as certain basic topics such as the development of the calculus and the solution of polynomial equations. The fact that the topics are introduced in their historical contexts will enable students to better appreciate and understand the mathematical ideas involved...If one constructs a list of topics central to a history course, then they would closely resemble those chosen here." (David Parrott, Australian Mathematical Society) This third edition includes new chapters on simple groups and combinatorics, and new sections on several topics, including the Poincare conjecture. The book has also been enriched by added exercises.
650			_aMathematics _92603
650			_aMathematics - History and Criticism _92604
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