Algebra: Sets, Symbols, and the Language of Thought

The History of Mathematics

by John Tabak

Discusses the history, progress, and applications of algebra, as well as its usefulness to science and society, and includes a timeline of notable events.

Genres: Mathematics

224 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2004

Reviews

[Jason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent overview of the important beats in the development of algebra. A little inconsistent with when it attempted to generalize and when it got equation centric.

[Anand Warik · Rating 5 out of 5]

Beautifully written book. Brought all the main characters and described their importance in history of Algebra. Thank you John Tabak, for bringing all of them in perspective which individual biographies wouldn't have done.