The word “geometry” means earth measurement and the subject evolved from measuring plots of land accurately and also from the work of builders and carpenters. So the geometry that we call Euclidean ...
Educational Studies in Mathematics, Vol. 78, No. 2 (November 2011), pp. 183-203 (21 pages) "From Another Perspective" is a year-long course for teachers of mathematics that is designed to enhance ...
Mathematics in Mesopotamia : Where did mathematics begin? ; Political history in Mesopotamia ; The number symbols ; Arithmetic operations ; Babylonian algebra ; Babylonian geometry ; The uses of ...