Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics - The CSHPM 2019-2020 Volume (Paperback, 1st ed. 2022)

This volume contains eleven papers that have been collected by the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/Societe canadienne d'histoire et de philosophie des mathematiques. It showcases rigorously-reviewed contemporary scholarship on an interesting variety of topics in the history and philosophy of mathematics, as well as the teaching of the history of mathematics. Topics considered include The mathematics and astronomy in Nathaniel Torperly's only published work, Diclides Coelometricae, seu valvae astronomicae universal Connections between the work of Urbain Le Verrier, Carl Gustav Jacob Jacobi, and Augustin-Louis Cauchy on the algebraic eigenvalue problem An evaluation of Ken Manders' argument against conceiving of the diagrams in Euclid's Elements in semantic terms The development of undergraduate modern algebra courses in the United States Ways of using the history of mathematics to teach the foundations of mathematical analysis Written by leading scholars in the field, these papers are accessible not only to mathematicians and students of the history and philosophy of mathematics, but also to anyone with a general interest in mathematics.

General

Imprint:	Springer Nature Switzerland AG
Country of origin:	Switzerland
Series:	Annals of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/ Societe canadienne d'histoire et de philosophie des mathematiques
Release date:	June 2022
First published:	2022
Editors:	Maria Zack • Dirk Schlimm
Dimensions:	235 x 155mm (L x W)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	215
Edition:	1st ed. 2022
ISBN-13:	978-3-03-095203-7
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > History of mathematics Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science
LSN:	3-03-095203-7
Barcode:	9783030952037

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