Capitalism and Arithmetic The New Math of the

"In Mr. Swetz's learned and engrossing commentary on the text, you can find facts that will impress your boss and amaze your friends, such as the mathematical origins of the words 'counter,' 'banks,' and 'digits.' The rich historical details support a compelling account of how mercantile capitalism in the Venetian republic of the early Renaissance crucially influenced the evolution of mathematics and how mathematics helped the rise of capitalism."
—Wall Street Journal

Preface	p. XIII
Perspectives	p. 1
a Translation of the Treviso Arithmetic	p. 37
A Translation of the Treviso Arithmetic	p. 37
An Introduction to the New Knowledge	p. 177
Multiplication	p. 197
Division	p. 211
Applications: What Tools to Use """"""""	p. 223
A Glimpse of Fifteenth-Century Life and Mathematics Trade and Industry	p. 257
David Eugene Smith: a Tribute	p. 299
Bibliography of Historical References	p. 305
General Bibliography	p. 309
Notes	p. 319
Index	p. 341
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Capitalism and Arithmetic The New Math of the Fifteenth Century

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