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Ode To The Square Root: A Historical Journey, Dorothy W. Goldberg
Ode To The Square Root: A Historical Journey, Dorothy W. Goldberg
Humanistic Mathematics Network Journal
The author gives a personal history of experiences in finding the square root of a number by the “do it thus” method—from algorithm to table to calculator. Why each procedure works is elucidated, making liberal use of the history of mathematics.