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2. “Much Necessary for All States of Men”: From Arithmetic to Algebra
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Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface xiii
- 1. “Sports and Pastimes, Done by Number”: Mathematical Tricks, Mathematical Games 1
- 2. “Much Necessary for All States of Men”: From Arithmetic to Algebra 32
- 3. “A Goodly Struggle”: Problems, Puzzles, and Challenges 62
- 4. “Drawyng, Measuring and Proporcion”: Geometry and Trigonometry 84
- 5. Maps, Monsters, and Riddles: The Worlds of Mathematical Popularization 108
- 6. “To Ease and Expedite the Work”: Mathematical Instruments and How to Use Them 152
- 7. “How Fine a Mind”: Mathematicians Past 176
- 8. “By Plain and Practical Rules”: Mathematics at Work 216
- 9. “The Speedier Expedition of Their Learning”: Thoughts on Teaching and Learning Mathematics 245
- 10. “So Fundamentally Useful a Science”: Reflections on Mathematics and Its Place in the World 290
- 11. The Mathematicians Who Never Were: Fiction and Humor 326
- Index 367
Chapters in this book
- Frontmatter i
- Contents v
- Preface xiii
- 1. “Sports and Pastimes, Done by Number”: Mathematical Tricks, Mathematical Games 1
- 2. “Much Necessary for All States of Men”: From Arithmetic to Algebra 32
- 3. “A Goodly Struggle”: Problems, Puzzles, and Challenges 62
- 4. “Drawyng, Measuring and Proporcion”: Geometry and Trigonometry 84
- 5. Maps, Monsters, and Riddles: The Worlds of Mathematical Popularization 108
- 6. “To Ease and Expedite the Work”: Mathematical Instruments and How to Use Them 152
- 7. “How Fine a Mind”: Mathematicians Past 176
- 8. “By Plain and Practical Rules”: Mathematics at Work 216
- 9. “The Speedier Expedition of Their Learning”: Thoughts on Teaching and Learning Mathematics 245
- 10. “So Fundamentally Useful a Science”: Reflections on Mathematics and Its Place in the World 290
- 11. The Mathematicians Who Never Were: Fiction and Humor 326
- Index 367
