Victor J Katz: 1 book
Taming the Unknown
A History of Algebra from Antiquity to the Early Twentieth Century
Language: English
Release Date: July 21, 2014
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...
