书目名称 | Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics |
副标题 | The CSHPM 2015 Annua |
编辑 | Maria Zack,Elaine Landry |
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概述 | Contains rigorously reviewed scholarly works on the history and philosophy of mathematics from a variety of time periods and cultures.Contributions are written by the leading scholars in the field.Wil |
丛书名称 | Proceedings of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/‘Société canadienne d’ |
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描述 | This volume contains seventeen papers that were presented at the 2015 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/La Société Canadienne d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Mathématiques, held in Washington, D.C. In addition to showcasing rigorously reviewed modern scholarship on an interesting variety of general topics in the history and philosophy of mathematics, this meeting also honored the memories of Jacqueline (Jackie) Stedall and Ivor Grattan-Guinness; celebrated the Centennial of the Mathematical Association of America; and considered the importance of mathematical communities in a special session. These themes and many others are explored in these collected papers, which cover subjects such as.New evidence that the Latin translation of Euclid’s Elements was based on the Arabic version attributed to al-Ḥajjāj.Work done on the .arc rampant. in the seventeenth century .The history of numerical methods for finding roots of nonlinear equations.An original play featuring a dialogue between George Boole and Augustus De Morgan that explores the relationship between them.Key issues in the digital preservation of mathematical material for future gen |
出版日期 | Conference proceedings 2016 |
关键词 | Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics; History of Mathematics; Philosophy of Math |
版次 | 1 |
doi | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-46615-6 |
isbn_softcover | 978-3-319-46268-4 |
isbn_ebook | 978-3-319-46615-6Series ISSN 2366-3308 Series E-ISSN 2366-3316 |
issn_series | 2366-3308 |
copyright | Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2016 |