Approaches to Algebra: Perspectives for Research and Teaching (1996)Hardcover - 1996, 30 June 1996

Approaches to Algebra: Perspectives for Research and Teaching (1996)
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Mathematics Education Library
Part of Series
Mathematics and Its Applications
Part of Series
Mathematics Education Library Mathematics Education Library
Print Length
348 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Springer
Date Published
30 Jun 1996
ISBN-10
0792341457
ISBN-13
9780792341451

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In Greek geometry, there is an arithmetic of magnitudes in which, in terms of numbers, only integers are involved. This theory of measure is limited to exact measure. Operations on magnitudes cannot be actually numerically calculated, except if those magnitudes are exactly measured by a certain unit. The theory of proportions does not have access to such operations. It cannot be seen as an "arithmetic" of ratios. Even if Euclidean geometry is done in a highly theoretical context, its axioms are essentially semantic. This is contrary to Mahoney's second characteristic. This cannot be said of the theory of proportions, which is less semantic. Only synthetic proofs are considered rigorous in Greek geometry. Arithmetic reasoning is also synthetic, going from the known to the unknown. Finally, analysis is an approach to geometrical problems that has some algebraic characteristics and involves a method for solving problems that is different from the arithmetical approach. 3. GEOMETRIC PROOFS OF ALGEBRAIC RULES Until the second half of the 19th century, Euclid's Elements was considered a model of a mathematical theory. This may be one reason why geometry was used by algebraists as a tool to demonstrate the accuracy of rules otherwise given as numerical algorithms. It may also be that geometry was one way to represent general reasoning without involving specific magnitudes. To go a bit deeper into this, here are three geometric proofs of algebraic rules, the frrst by Al-Khwarizmi, the other two by Cardano.

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Book Edition:
1996
Book Format:
Hardcover
Country of Origin:
US
Date Published:
30 June 1996
Dimensions:
23.39 x 15.6 x 2.24 cm
ISBN-10:
0792341457
ISBN-13:
9780792341451
Language:
English
Location:
Dordrecht
Pages:
348
Publisher:
Springer
Weight:
694 gm

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