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Taming the Unknown

A History of Algebra from Antiquity to the Early Twentieth Century
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What is algebra? For some, it is an abstract language of x's and y's. For mathematics majors and professional mathematicians, it is a world of axiomatically defined constructs like groups, rings, and fields. Taming the Unknown considers how these two seemingly different types of algebra evolved and how they relate. Victor Katz and Karen Parshall ex

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Victor J. Katz is professor of mathematics emeritus at the University of the District of Columbia. Karen Hunger Parshall is professor of history and mathematics at the University of Virginia.
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April 7th, 2020
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  • Professional & Vocational
  • Tertiary Education (US: College)
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80 b/w illus. 3 maps.
Pages
504
ISBN-13
9780691204079
Product ID
31452208

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