The Nature of Mathematics, 12th Edition
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Section 4.1 Individual Research

Write a paper discussing the Egyptian method of multiplication.

References:

James Newman, The World of Mathematics, Vol. I (New York: Simon and Schuster, 1956), pp. 170-178.
Howard Eves, Introduction to the History of Mathematics, 3rd ed. (New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1969).