Research in History and Philosophy of Mathematics The CSHPM 2017 Annual Meeting in Toronto Ontario 1st edition by Maria Zack – Ebook Instant Download/Delivery ISBN(s): 3319222589, 9783319222585
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- ISBN 10: 3319222589
- ISBN 13: 9783319222585
- Author: Maria
This volume contains thirteen papers that were presented at the 2014 Annual Meeting of the Canadian Society for History and Philosophy of Mathematics/La Société Canadienne d’Histoire et de Philosophie des Mathématiques, held on the campus of Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada. It contains rigorously reviewed modern scholarship on general topics in the history and philosophy of mathematics, as well as on the meeting’s special topic, Early Scientific Computation
Table of contents:
1 Introduction
2 The Importance of Proportional Analogies in General Problem Solving
3 Description and Use of the Lines of the Sector
4 Logarithmic Scales and Rules
5 Construction and Use of the Scales of the Gunter’s Rule
6 Three Applications from Astronomy: Solutions by Sector and Scale Compared
7 Impact of Sectors and Scales on Mathematics, Science, and Society
8 Credits
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