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What would Newton see if he looked out his bedroom window? Mathematics in Historical Context describes the world around the important mathematicians of the past, and explores the complex interaction between mathematics, mathematicians, and society. It takes the reader on a grand tour of history from the ancient Egyptians to the twentieth century to show how mathematicians and mathematics were affected by the outside world, and at the same time how the outside world was affected by mathematics and mathematicians. Part biography, part mathematics, and part history, this book provides the interested layperson the background to understand mathematics and the history of mathematics, and is suitable for supplemental reading in any history of mathematics course.

Mathematics in Historical Context provides the historical background to the development of mathematics. It can be used as a supplemental text to a history of mathematics course, or even as a stand-alone history text.

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• Introduction(p. vii)
• 1 The Ancient World(p. 1)
• 1.1 Prehistory(p. 1)
• 1.2 Egypt(p. 2)
• 1.3 Mesopotamia(p. 7)
• 2 The Classical World(p. 15)
• 2.1 The Greeks(p. 15)
• 2.2 The Romans(p. 34)
• 3 China and India(p. 55)
• 3.1 China(p. 55)
• 3.2 India(p. 69)
• 3.3 The Importance of Proof(p. 81)
• 4 The Islamic World(p. 83)
• 4.1 Early Islam(p. 83)
• 4.2 The Rise and Fall of Dynasties(p. 89)
• 4.3 The Age of Invasion(p. 103)
• 4.4 Andalusia(p. 110)
• 5 The Middle Ages(p. 119)
• 5.1 Norman Sicily(p. 119)
• 5.2 Early Medieval France(p. 125)
• 5.3 High Medieval France(p. 145)
• 6 Renaissance and Reformation(p. 157)
• 6.1 The Italian Peninsula(p. 157)
• 6.2 Central Europe(p. 169)
• 7 Early Modern Europe(p. 185)
• 7.1 France(p. 185)
• 7.2 The Low Countries(p. 195)
• 7.3 Great Britain(p. 212)
• 8 The Eighteenth Century(p. 231)
• 8.1 Great Britain(p. 231)
• 8.2 Central and Eastern Europe(p. 242)
• 8.3 France(p. 251)
• 9 The Nineteenth Century(p. 277)
• 9.1 France(p. 277)
• 9.2 Great Britain(p. 288)
• 9.3 Italy(p. 293)
• 9.4 Germany(p. 296)
• 10 The United States(p. 311)
• 10.1 From Colony to Country(p. 311)
• 10.2 The Gilded Age(p. 326)
• 11 The Modern World(p. 337)
• 11.1 Before the Great War(p. 337)
• 11.2 The Era of the Great War(p. 347)
• 11.3 The Depression Era(p. 357)
• 11.4 World War Two(p. 369)
• Epilog(p. 385)
• Bibliography(p. 387)
• Figure Citations(p. 395)
• Index(p. 397)
• About the Author(p. 409)

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There is no shortage of books on the history of mathematics, nor are there usually great differences between such books. Mathematics in Historical Context, while not strikingly different, does offer a perspective that makes it a welcome addition to this area of the literature. Suzuki (Brooklyn College) seems to have a broad and deep knowledge of history. While many books simply rehash the history of the period, Suzuki actually connects the development of mathematics to events, and demonstrates the social and political motivation for its invention/creation. Additionally, his section titled "The Modern World," though brief, offers new insight into the development of modern mathematics. One hopes the author would expand on this section in subsequent versions of the book. Although this would make an excellent resource for a history of mathematics course, it fails to provide period problems for the student. This is not a serious flaw, given the problems available in other works. Summing Up: Highly recommended. History of mathematics collections serving all levels of academic and general readers. R. L. Pour Emory and Henry College