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The first book on the systematic algebraic solutions of linear and quadratic equations by the Persian scholar Muhammad ibn Mūsā al-Khwārizmī. The book is considered to be the foundation of modern algebra and Islamic mathematics. [10] The word "algebra" itself is derived from the al-Jabr in the title of the book. [11]
The book has consistently received good reviews. [1] [2] The book has been praised by Martin Gardner. [3] The book is the winner of the Neumann Prize. [4] The book has been praised by Boing Boing. [5]
Problem books in mathematics (4 P) Pages in category "Mathematics textbooks" The following 83 pages are in this category, out of 83 total.
Pólya's book has had a large influence on mathematics textbooks as evidenced by the bibliographies for mathematics education. [28] Russian inventor Genrich Altshuller developed an elaborate set of methods for problem solving known as TRIZ, which in many aspects reproduces or parallels Pólya's work.
A History of Greek Mathematics; An Account of the Rotula Arithmetica; Adventures Among the Toroids; The Algebraic Eigenvalue Problem; Algorithmic Combinatorics on Partial Words; The Analyst; Analytic Combinatorics (book) The Annotated Turing; Antifragile (book) Antiquarian science books; The Applicability of Mathematics in Science ...
His books have gained popularity among groups of homeschoolers and some private schools, but are also used in a number of public schools who favor a "back to basics" approach to mathematics. The group Citizens for the Constructive Review of Public Policy specifically mentions Saxon math and textbooks in their original 1990 statement of ...
The result was numbered Book 3 of the Principia rather than Book 2 because in the meantime, drafts of Liber primus had expanded and Newton had divided it into two books. The new and final Book 2 was concerned largely with the motions of bodies through resisting mediums. [67] But the Liber Secundus of 1685 can still be read today.
The Book of Numbers is a 1996 mathematics book by John H. Conway and Richard K. Guy. It discusses individual numbers, and types of number, that have proved conceptually significant. It discusses individual numbers, and types of number, that have proved conceptually significant.