Learn from the Masters |
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| Editor:
| Swetz, Frank
Fauvel, John
Bekken, Otto
Johansson, Bengt
Katz, Victor |
| Series title: | Classroom Resource Materials Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-88385-703-8 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 1995 |
| Publisher: | American Mathematical Society
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| Imprint: | MAA Press |
| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $40.00USD $40.00 |
Book Description:
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Provides readers with historical ideas and insights which can be immediately applied in the classroom. The book is divided into two sections: the first on the use of history in high school mathematics, and the second on its use in university mathematics. The articles are diverse, covering fields such as trigonometry, mathematical modelling, calculus, linear algebra, vector analysis, and celestial mechanics.
Provides readers with historical ideas and insights which can be immediately applied in the classroom. The book is divided into two sections: the first on the use of history in high school mathematics, and the second on its use in university mathematics. The articles are diverse, covering fields such as trigonometry, mathematical modelling, calculus, linear algebra, vector analysis, and celestial mechanics.