Learning Activities from the History of Mathematics - Softcover

Swetz, F

 
9780825122644: Learning Activities from the History of Mathematics

Synopsis

Biographies of 23 important mathematicians span many centuries and cultures.. Historical Learning Tasks provide 21 in-depth treatments of a variety of historical problems.

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About the Author

Frank J. Swetz is a Professor of Mathematics and Education at the Pennsylvania State University, Harrisburg. He is the author of, among other books, Capitalism and Arithmetic (1987), Was Pythagoras Chinese? (Penn State, 1977), and Mathematics Education in China (1974).

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