The Historical Roots of Elementary Mathematics (Dover Books on Mathematics)

This book is awesome. I can't believe cultures we generally view as primitive were so advanced in their mathematics.this book opens a doorway into history through which a reader can view the development of some of mankind's greatest feats.No student of mathematics should be without this book. It provides an excellent new view of the whole subject.I'm not fully through the book yet, but what I have read so far has left me speechless.amazing!

The book is in good condition and just as described! It's an interesting book and I recommend it to math nerds. A lot cheaper than buying it at the campus book store.

A classic.

exactly as described

interesting!

Great condition

This book can only be appreciated by a scholar of both history and mathematics.If you want the real story of the basis of modern geometry and where it had evolved from,then this book will amaze and educate.Three cultures are responsible for producing mathematical greatness;the Greeks,the Babylonians and the Egyptians.The book is recommended for high school students for enriching geometry skills,yet can be read by eager seventh and eighth graders as well.There are three chapters dedeicated to 'Euclid',the greatest of the Greek geometricians.Yet,only two chapters on 'Pythagoras',the more famous of the two philosophical mathematicians.Each chapter has exercises and answer keys for checking.For the price,it's well worth reading to broaden your geometry knowledge and eliminate your hidden numerophobia.

I have used this book in the past when I taught a math history course to high school students. In its paperbook form now it is a good resource book for teachers who are looking for projects or extra math history work for their students to do and study. It is easy to read and the math is easy to follow.

Excellent book, full of interesting stuff to read and write about for uni course work assignment