Cultures of Mathematics and Logic

Selected Papers from the Conference in Guangzhou, China, November 9-12, 2012

AvShier Ju,Benedikt Löwe

Häftad, Engelska, 2018

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Beskrivning

This bookgathers the proceedings of the conference "Cultures of Mathematics andLogic," held in Guangzhou, China. In this context, thecultural diversity can be diachronical (different cultures in differenthistorical periods), geographical (different cultures in different regions), orsociological in nature.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2018-06-09
Mått:155 x 235 x undefined mm
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Trends in the History of Science
Antal sidor:123
Förlag:Birkhauser Verlag AG
ISBN:9783319810539

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Preface.- Brendan Larvor: Whatare mathematical cultures?.- BenediktLöwe: Philosophy or not? The study of cultures and practices of mathematics.-Baptiste Mélès: Abacus as aProgramming Language: Computer Science and History of Mathematics.- Stig Andur Pedersen: Mathematics inEngineering and Science.- JohannesWietzke: A Fashionable Curiosity: Claudius Ptolemy's "Desire forKnowledge" in Literary Context.- Jia-MingYing: Transmission and interactions among different types of geometricalargumentations: From Jesuits in China to Nam Pyŏng-Gil in Korea.