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HistoryHistory of mathematics AN increased interest in the history of the exact sciences manifested in recent years by teachers everywhere, and the attention given to historical inquiry in the mathematical class-rooms and seminaries of our leading universities, cause me to believe that a brief general History of Mathematics will be found acceptable to teachers and students. The pages treating necessarily in a very condensed form of the progress made during the present century, are put forth with great diffidence, although I have spent much time in the effort to render them accurate and reasonably complete. Many valuable suggestions and criti cisms on the chapter on "Becent Times" have been made by , Davis, of the University of Nebraska. The proof-shoots o f this chapter have also been submitted to Dr Davies and Professor Van Velzer, both of the University of Wisconsin; to Dr Halsted, of the University of Texas ; Professor HosMns, of the Leland Stanford Jr University ; and Professor Gr Olds, of Amherst College, all of whom have afforded valuable assistance. 1 am specially indebted to Professor Loud, of Colorado College, who has read the proof-sheets throughout. next |