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From the reviews: This is a fine book on two counts. First ... there is the singularly excellent treatment of the solution of biquadratic equations. Second, it paints a strong picture of mathematics as a very long sequence of accomplishments, each building on the ones before, in a way that beginning mathematicians can understand and appreciate it. It paints the picture in a concise and economical style, the style that mathematicians find elegant. I would particularly recommend Algebra in Ancient and Modern Times to strong high school students, to high school algebra teachers, to people who want a history of mathematics with a lot of mathematics in the history, and to anyone who needs to know how to find an analytic solution to a nasty fourth degree polynomial. — MAA Online Varadarajan spins a captivating tale, and the mathematics is first-rate. The book belongs on the shelf of any teacher of algebra ... The great treasure of this book is the discussion of the work of the great Hindu mathematicians Aryabhata (c.476–550), Brahmagupta (c.598–665), and Bhaskara (c.1114–1185). Teachers of mathematics history will be especially interested in Varadarajan's exposition of the remarkable cak

Author

V. S. Varadarajan

Publisher

American Mathematical Society ; Hindustan Book Agency

Published

1998

Language

EN

ISBN

9780821809891

Subjects

History, Mathematics, Philosophy