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Terry Moore: Dlaczego 'x' jest niewiadomą?
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Terry Moore |
TED2012
• February 2012
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Dlaczego 'x' jest symbolem niewiadomej? W swojej krótkiej i zabawnej prezentacji Terry Moore dzieli się z nami zaskakującą odpowiedzią.
culture
history
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math
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Dlaczego 'x' jest symbolem niewiadomej? W swojej krótkiej i zabawnej prezentacji Terry Moore dzieli się z nami zaskakującą odpowiedzią.
culture
history
language
math
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Terry Moore
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Terry Moore is the director of the Radius Foundation, a forum for exploring and gaining insight from different worldviews.
Terry Moore's resource list
Mathematics Stack Exchange, August 21, 2010 | Article
Why are x and y such common variables in today's equations?
Interested viewers can read alternative opinions and discussion here.
Math Overflow, July 2, 2010 | Article
Explanation: Why x, y, z are always variables
Another resource for interested viewers.
Florian Cajori | Dover Publications, 2012 | Book
A History of Mathematical Notations
A good book for interested viewers.
Frederic Rosen (Editor) | Kessinger Publishing, 2004 | Book
The Algebra of Mohammed Ben Musa
For dedicated researchers.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr | Kazi Publications, 2007 | Book
Science and Civilization in Islam
For anyone interested in the larger topic of the Islamic scientific and intellectual tradition and its influence, I recommend the works of Seyyed Hossein Nasr.
Seyyed Hossein Nasr | SUNY Press, 2006 | Book
Islamic Philosophy from Its Origin to the Present
Seyyed Hossein Nasr | Kazi Publications, 2007 | Book
Islamic Science
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