A History of Mathematics: From Mesopotamia to Modernity covers the evolution of mathematics through time and across the major Eastern and Western civilizations. It begins in Babylon, then describes the trials and tribulations of the Greek mathematicians. The important, and often neglected, influence of both Chinese and Islamic mathematics is covered in detail, placing the description of early Western mathematics in a global context. The book concludes with modern mathematics, covering recent developments such as the advent of the computer, chaos theory, topology, mathematical physics, and the solution of Fermat's Last Theorem. Containing more than 100 illustrations and figures, this text, aimed at advanced undergraduates and postgraduates, addresses the methods and challenges associated with studying the history of mathematics. The reader is introduced to the leading figures in the history of mathematics (including Archimedes, Ptolemy, Qin Jiushao, al-Kashi, al-Khwasizmi, Galileo, Newton, Leibniz, Helmholtz, Hilbert, Alan Turing, and Andrew Wiles) and their fields. An extensive bibliography with cross-references to key texts will provide invaluable resource to students and exercises (with solutions) will stretch the more advanced reader.

数学的历史。从美索不达米亚到现代》涵盖了数学在不同时期以及主要的东方和西方文明中的演变。它从巴比伦开始，然后描述了希腊数学家的考验和磨难。本书详细介绍了中国和伊斯兰数学的重要影响，但往往被忽视，将对西方早期数学的描述置于全球背景中。本书最后介绍了现代数学，包括最近的发展，如计算机的出现、混沌理论、拓扑学、数学物理学和费马最后定理的解决。本书包含100多幅插图和图表，面向高年级本科生和研究生，探讨与研究数学史相关的方法和挑战。向读者介绍了数学史上的主要人物（包括阿基米德、托勒密、秦九韶、卡西、赫瓦西米、伽利略、牛顿、莱布尼茨、亥姆霍兹、希尔伯特、阿兰-图灵和安德鲁-怀尔斯）及其领域。广泛的参考书目与关键文本的交叉引用将为学生提供宝贵的资源，而练习题（含解答）将使更多的高级读者得到锻炼。