Modern Civilization and Living Ancient Mathematics By T. Nag

Book Description - 

This book deals with the important mathematical concepts which we use today in most aspects of our civilization. These include science. mathematics, economics, commerce, engineering, technology, social sciences and in daily life, whose origins can be traced back long before Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo, Newton and others brought on our modern civilization. Only a few appreciate mathematics but nearly everyone admires them because of enormous benefits bestowed by mathematics to our civilization.

The important mathematical concepts, such as the zero, our numerals, negative numbers, whole numbers and fractions, computation and others are usually discussed cursorily, and sometimes not at all, in the annals on the history of mathematics. In this respect this is the first book of its kind, both in content and presentation. It discusses in depth the 'living ancient mathematical concepts, more or less unchanged for over a thousand years, which are used today in almost all branches of mathematics as well as in almost all the areas of our economic and techno logical endeavors. It further clarifies many prevalent misunderstandings. In this respect this book supplements other books on the history of mathematics.