Unknown Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra by John Derbyshire

Unknown Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra

John Derbyshire

400 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction history mathematics science challenging informative slow-paced
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Perfect for history buffs and armchair algebra experts, Unknown Quantity tells the story of the development of abstract mathematical thought.John Derbyshire discovers the story behind the formulae, roots, and radicals. As he did so masterfully in ...

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