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020 a| 9781421404370 (hardcover : alk. paper);

020 a| 9781421404387 (pbk. : alk. paper);

020 a| 1421404370 (hardcover : alk. paper);

020 a| 1421404389 (pbk. : alk. paper);

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050 00 a| QA43b| .S96 2012;

082 00 a| 510.762| 23;

100 1 a| Swetz, Frank J.,d| 1937-=| ^A86690;

245 10 a| Mathematical expeditions :b| exploring word problems across the ages /c| Frank J. Swetz.;

260 a| Baltimore :b| Johns Hopkins University Press,c| 2012.;

300 a| ix, 192 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 24 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (P. 181-185) and index.;

505 0 a| Word problems: footprints from the history of mathematics -- Problems, problems: a resource for teaching -- Ancient Babylonia (2002-1000 BCE) -- Ancient Egypt -- Ancient Greece -- Ancient China -- India -- Islam -- Medieval Europe -- Renaissance Europe -- Japanese temple problems -- The ladies diary (1704-1841) -- Nineteenth-century victorian problems -- Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American problems -- Problems from the farmer's almanac -- Nineteenth-century calculus problems -- Some sample problem solution methods -- Where to from here? Where do you want to go?;

520 a| "A collection of over 500 culturally and historically diverse mathematical problems carefully chosen to enrich mathematics teaching from middle school through the college level."--Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Word problems (Mathematics)x| History.=| ^A153572;

650 0 a| Mathematicsx| Historyv| Miscellanea.=| ^A2085;

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Mathematical expeditions : exploring word problems across the ages / Frank J. Swetz.

Author/creator	Swetz, Frank J., 1937-
Format	Book
Publication Info	Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2012.
Description	ix, 192 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects	Word problems (Mathematics)--History. Mathematics--History. --Miscellanea.

Contents	Word problems: footprints from the history of mathematics -- Problems, problems: a resource for teaching -- Ancient Babylonia (2002-1000 BCE) -- Ancient Egypt -- Ancient Greece -- Ancient China -- India -- Islam -- Medieval Europe -- Renaissance Europe -- Japanese temple problems -- The ladies diary (1704-1841) -- Nineteenth-century victorian problems -- Eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American problems -- Problems from the farmer's almanac -- Nineteenth-century calculus problems -- Some sample problem solution methods -- Where to from here? Where do you want to go?
Abstract	"A collection of over 500 culturally and historically diverse mathematical problems carefully chosen to enrich mathematics teaching from middle school through the college level."--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (P. 181-185) and index.
LCCN	2011021674
ISBN	9781421404370 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9781421404387 (pbk. : alk. paper)
ISBN	1421404370 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	1421404389 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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