Ad Meskens: 2 books
by Ad Meskens, Paul Tytgat
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: February 2, 2017
In this book the classical Greek construction problems are explored in a didactical, enquiry based fashion using Interactive Geometry Software (IGS). The book traces the history of these problems, stating them in modern terminology. By focusing on constructions and the use of IGS the reader is confronted...
Practical mathematics in a commercial metropolis
Mathematical life in late 16th century Antwerp
Language: English
Release Date: March 12, 2013
Describes the development and the ultimate demise of the practice of mathematics in sixteenth century Antwerp. Against the background of the violent history of the Religious Wars the story of the practice of mathematics in Antwerp is told through the lives of two protagonists Michiel Coignet and...