Unknown quantity : a real and imaginary history of algebra / John Derbyshire
Imprint
Washington, D.C. : Joseph Henry Press, c2006
Copies
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Status
CCQ - Lusail Female Library
QA151
Available
Description
viii, 374 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents
Math Primer: Numbers and Polynomials -- The Unknown Quantity -- Four Thousand Years Ago -- The Father of Algebra -- Completion and Reduction -- Math Primer: Cubic and Quartic Equations -- Commerce and Competition -- Relief for the Imagination --
