Document Type : Research

Author

• Hasan Amini

Assistant Professor, History of Islamic Culture and Civilization Department, University of Tehran

Abstract

The present article addresses the scientific content and structure of the book History and Philosophy of Mathematics, which is a compilation and academic book published by Payam Noor University Press. The Ministry of Science, Research and Technology contains two optional 3 unit courses on the history of mathematics and the philosophy of science in its approved curriculum and provides headings for them; however, no specific textbook was proposed in this curriculum for the two courses. In the present article, while making the necessary references, we indicated that this book is in fact a translation of the three other recourses and that its authors played no role in producing the content of the book, as one of the book chapters is exactly copied from Persian Wikipedia; moreover, even the translations contain mistakes and numerous scientific errors.

Keywords

• History and Philosophy of Mathematics
• History of Mathematics
• Philosophy of Mathematics
• Book Review and Criticism
• Academic Textbook
• Book Making

Main Subjects

• History