An Introduction to the History of Algebra: Solving Equations from Mesopotamian Times to the Renaissance (Mathematical World)

by JacquesSesiano (Author), Anna Pierrehumbert (Translator)

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  Paperback
  2009

  $66.48

  Offers a basic introduction to the types of problems that illustrate the earliest forms of algebra. This book presents some significant steps in solving equations and, wherever applicable, to link these developments to the extension of the number system. It analyzes various examples of problems, with their typical solution methods.