Last semester, I began my math history class with some Babylonian arithmetic. The mathematics we were doing was easy—multiplying and adding numbers, solving quadratic equations by completing the ...
APPENDIX: ONE: The nature of proof -- TWO: The Egyptian calendar -- THREE: Great pyramid mysticism -- FOUR: Regarding Morris Kline's views in Mathematics, A Cultural Approach -- FIVE: The Pythagorean ...
An animated guide to the development of fractions. The characters compare the practical use of Egyptian fractions to divide objects manually with the vulgar fractions we use for abstract maths. An ...
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