Development of mathematics throughout the centuries : a brief history in a cultural context / Brian R. Evans, Pace University, New York, NY.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-220) and index.

Ancient civilization mathematics: Africa as our birthplace -- Ancient Egyptian mathematics: the time of the pharaohs -- Babylonian mathematics: the Mesopotamian cradle of civilization -- Greek mathematics: the Archaic period -- Greek mathematics: the Classical period -- Greek mathematics: the Hellenistic and Roman/Byzantine periods -- Chinese mathematics: ancient times to the middle ages -- Indian mathematics: ancient times to the middle ages -- Islamic mathematics: preservation, innovation, and connection between east and west -- Pre-Columbian American mathematics: the Olmec, Maya, and Inca civilizations -- European mathematics: the middle ages and the Renaissance -- European mathematics: the 17th century -- European mathematics: the 18th century -- European mathematics: the 19th century -- European, American, and global mathematics: the 20th and 21st centuries -- European, American, and global mathematics: a shift in the 20th century -- American mathematics education: the 20th and 21st centuries.