Unknown quantity; a real and imaginary history of algebra.(Brief Article)(Book Review) From: SciTech Book News | Date: March 1, 2008 | COPYRIGHT 2008 Book News, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

9780452288539

Unknown quantity; a real and imaginary history of algebra.

Derbyshire, John.

Plume

2006

374 pages

$16.00

Paperback

QA151

Algebra emerged early in recorded history, stepping aside from the declarative to create the interrogative, a process that has led to fascination and even obsession. Derbyshire, a mathematician and linguist by education and systems analyst by prof...

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