Timeline for Math History books
Current License: CC BY-SA 3.0
4 events
| when toggle format | what | by | license | comment | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2011 at 20:25 | history | edited | David White | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
Fixed typos, added links
|
| May 5, 2010 at 22:41 | comment | added | Yemon Choi | Kline came recommended when I attended a few (optional) History of Maths classes as an undergraduate. Well, to be more accurate, the lecturer, who revelled in the free rein he was given, slagged off a few and this is one I remember him actually respecting. The trouble is that history is a thorny business to tackle, and the history of ideas doubly so, unless one goes with very simplistic narratives (Whig history anyone?) and white lies. | |
| May 5, 2010 at 22:03 | comment | added | Jim Humphreys | Bell's old "biographical" book Men of Mathematics [sic] is sometimes entertaining but also often fictionalized, so I'd approach it with extra caution. I do feel that it's difficult to interest anyone in math history who isn't already somewhat drawn to math. Why bother learning about that stuff? It's like teaching 17th century French history to people with no interest in the reign of Louis XIV (though I confess to being partial to the music from that era). | |
| May 5, 2010 at 20:41 | history | answered | The Mathemagician | CC BY-SA 2.5 |