Topics in the History of Mathematics
BBC Open University Productions
- The Emergence of Greek Mathematics
- The Vernacular Tradition
- Marin Mersenne: The Birth of Modern Geometry
- The Founding of the Royal Society
- The Birth of Calculus
- Non-Euclidean Geometry
- Paris and the New Mathematics
- The Liberation of Álgebra
The Emergence of Greek Mathematics
Euclid’s ‘Elements’ is one of the world’s most reprinted books. How did it come about and why does it remain a classic textbook? Examines the 13 books in detail starting with the idea of proof.
