GS 6.40: The Real and Imaginary History of Algebra, GeekSpeak for
John Derbyshire, mathematician, linguist, and celebrated author joins the Geeks for a discussion about his new book Unknown Quantity, A Real And Imaginary History of Algebra. MP3 of Show
Tales of Mathematicians and Physicists Gindikin
a wealth of new information about the lives and accomplishments of more than a dozen scientists throughout five centuries of history: from the first steps in algebra up to new achievements in geometry in connection with physics.
A review of Derbyshire’s Unknown Quantity
Unknown Quantity: A Real And Imaginary History of Algebra. Author: John Derbyshire. Year: 2006. Publisher: Joseph Henry Press. ISBN: 030909657X. This was an absolutely fascinating book that I had a very difficult time putting down each
Summary of 99% of all people in college
because he was probably born with knowledge of linear algebra and differential equations. Here’s an example from a history class: All that other mamby-pansy bullshit like “History” or “English” or “the world economy” is just
Good day
The youngest got his biology, history and Algebra done then practiced his violin. He is really coming along on it and he seems to really enjoy it. I'm really glad he's able to do this. My oldest worked on his biology and did some work
Remember our HISTORY PROFESSOR?
we will have our LONG TEST in LINEAR ALGEBRA and bottom line is: "I JUST HATE THE PROF!". Irritation Remember our HISTORY PROFESSOR? he just did it again. He is very talented on making his students stupid infront of the class.
The Cruel Algebra Of Victory
These things are in the nature of the turbaned men who seek to destroy us or enslave us and send our culture into the ash heap of history. To them their women and little ones are expendable, mere ammunition.
Roberts, Siobhan. King of infinite space: Donald Coxeter, the man
"great man" theory of science history, I also tend to like a really good story. Mandelbrot had to say about Coxeter style and place in history (p127): rejecting the more algebra-based ideas of the French Bourbaki collective,
Unknown Quantity: A Real and Imaginary History of Algebra
Written for those among us who are unencumbered by a fear of formulae, Unknown Quantity delivers on its promise to present a history of algebra. Astonishing in its bold presentation of the math and graced with narrative authority,
ISLAMIC ERA SCIENCE
The Abbasids moved the caliphate’s capital from Damascus to Baghdad. This was a particularly productive period for science in Islamic history. Latin lations of his books introduced algebra (derived from al-jabr) to Europe.
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