History of Mathematics: An Introduction

Part - 1: Mathematics before the Sixth Century Ancient Mathematics The Beginnings of Mathematics in Greece Archimedes and Apollonius Mathematical Methods in Hellenistic Times The Final Chapter of Greek Mathematics Part - 2: Medieval Mathematics: 500 -1400 Medieval China and India The Mathematics of Islam Mathematics in Medieval Europe Mathematics around the World Part - 3: Modern Mathematics: 1400 - 1700 Algebra in the Renaissance Mathematical Methods in the Renaissance Geometry, Algebra and Probability in the Seventeenth Century The Beginnings of Calculus Part - 4: Modern Mathematics: 1700 - 2000 Probability, Algebra and Geometry in the Eighteenth Century Algebra in the Nineteenth Century Analysis in the Nineteenth Century Geometry in the Nineteenth Century Aspects of the Twentieth Century Answer to Selected Problems General References in the History of Mathematics Index and Pronunciation Guide