Vinal, Barbara Blakeney2013-04-092013-04-0919341934b14730121https://hdl.handle.net/2144/5386Thesis (Ed.M.)--Boston Universityen-USBased on investigation of the BU Libraries' staff, this work is free of known copyright restrictionsMotivation of introductory algebra in typical texts (1813-1932)Thesis/Dissertation