Prelude to Mathematics

Prelude to Mathematics
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 9780486152776
ISBN-13 : 0486152774
Rating : 4/5 (76 Downloads)

Synopsis Prelude to Mathematics by : W. W. Sawyer

This lively, stimulating account of non-Euclidean geometry by a noted mathematician covers matrices, determinants, group theory, and many other related topics, with an emphasis on the subject's novel, striking aspects. 1955 edition.

Prelude to Mathematics

Prelude to Mathematics
Author :
Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 228
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ISBN-10 : 0486244016
ISBN-13 : 9780486244013
Rating : 4/5 (16 Downloads)

Synopsis Prelude to Mathematics by : Walter Warwick Sawyer

A noted educator's account of some of the more stimulating and surprising branches of mathematics, this volume profiles the mathematical mind and the aims of mathematics. Five introductory chapters offer conceptual groundwork, and subsequent chapters present lucid, accessible explorations of non-Euclidean geometry, matrices, determinants, group theory, and related topics. 1955 edition.

A Mathematical Prelude to the Philosophy of Mathematics

A Mathematical Prelude to the Philosophy of Mathematics
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Publisher : Springer
Total Pages : 206
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ISBN-10 : 9783319058160
ISBN-13 : 3319058169
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Synopsis A Mathematical Prelude to the Philosophy of Mathematics by : Stephen Pollard

This book is based on two premises: one cannot understand philosophy of mathematics without understanding mathematics and one cannot understand mathematics without doing mathematics. It draws readers into philosophy of mathematics by having them do mathematics. It offers 298 exercises, covering philosophically important material, presented in a philosophically informed way. The exercises give readers opportunities to recreate some mathematics that will illuminate important readings in philosophy of mathematics. Topics include primitive recursive arithmetic, Peano arithmetic, Gödel's theorems, interpretability, the hierarchy of sets, Frege arithmetic and intuitionist sentential logic. The book is intended for readers who understand basic properties of the natural and real numbers and have some background in formal logic.

Mathematics and Logic

Mathematics and Logic
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 189
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ISBN-10 : 9780486670850
ISBN-13 : 0486670856
Rating : 4/5 (50 Downloads)

Synopsis Mathematics and Logic by : Mark Kac

Fascinating study of the origin and nature of mathematical thought, including relation of mathematics and science, 20th-century developments, impact of computers, and more.Includes 34 illustrations. 1968 edition."

Vision in Elementary Mathematics

Vision in Elementary Mathematics
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 370
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ISBN-10 : 9780486143620
ISBN-13 : 0486143627
Rating : 4/5 (20 Downloads)

Synopsis Vision in Elementary Mathematics by : W. W. Sawyer

Sure-fire techniques of visualizing, dramatizing, and analyzing numbers promise to attract and retain students' attention and understanding. Topics include basic multiplication and division, algebra, word problems, graphs, negative numbers, fractions, many other practical applications of elementary mathematics. 1964 ed. Answers to Problems.

What is Mathematics?

What is Mathematics?
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Total Pages : 596
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ISBN-10 : 0195105192
ISBN-13 : 9780195105193
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis What is Mathematics? by : Richard Courant

The teaching and learning of mathematics has degenerated into the realm of rote memorization, the outcome of which leads to satisfactory formal ability but not real understanding or greater intellectual independence. The new edition of this classic work seeks to address this problem. Its goal is to put the meaning back into mathematics. "Lucid . . . easily understandable".--Albert Einstein. 301 linecuts.

Proofs and Ideas

Proofs and Ideas
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Publisher : American Mathematical Society
Total Pages : 334
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ISBN-10 : 9781470465148
ISBN-13 : 1470465140
Rating : 4/5 (48 Downloads)

Synopsis Proofs and Ideas by : B. Sethuraman

Proofs and Ideas serves as a gentle introduction to advanced mathematics for students who previously have not had extensive exposure to proofs. It is intended to ease the student's transition from algorithmic mathematics to the world of mathematics that is built around proofs and concepts. The spirit of the book is that the basic tools of abstract mathematics are best developed in context and that creativity and imagination are at the core of mathematics. So, while the book has chapters on statements and sets and functions and induction, the bulk of the book focuses on core mathematical ideas and on developing intuition. Along with chapters on elementary combinatorics and beginning number theory, this book contains introductory chapters on real analysis, group theory, and graph theory that serve as gentle first exposures to their respective areas. The book contains hundreds of exercises, both routine and non-routine. This book has been used for a transition to advanced mathematics courses at California State University, Northridge, as well as for a general education course on mathematical reasoning at Krea University, India.

Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics

Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 482
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ISBN-10 : 9780486131740
ISBN-13 : 0486131742
Rating : 4/5 (40 Downloads)

Synopsis Problem Solving Through Recreational Mathematics by : Bonnie Averbach

Fascinating approach to mathematical teaching stresses use of recreational problems, puzzles, and games to teach critical thinking. Logic, number and graph theory, games of strategy, much more. Includes answers to selected problems. Free solutions manual available for download at the Dover website.

Precalculus

Precalculus
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Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Total Pages : 576
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ISBN-10 : 9781119443339
ISBN-13 : 1119443334
Rating : 4/5 (39 Downloads)

Synopsis Precalculus by : Sheldon Axler

Sheldon Axler's Precalculus: A Prelude to Calculus, 3rd Edition focuses only on topics that students actually need to succeed in calculus. This book is geared towards courses with intermediate algebra prerequisites and it does not assume that students remember any trigonometry. It covers topics such as inverse functions, logarithms, half-life and exponential growth, area, e, the exponential function, the natural logarithm and trigonometry.

Introduction to Analysis

Introduction to Analysis
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Publisher : Courier Corporation
Total Pages : 270
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ISBN-10 : 9780486134680
ISBN-13 : 0486134687
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Introduction to Analysis by : Maxwell Rosenlicht

Written for junior and senior undergraduates, this remarkably clear and accessible treatment covers set theory, the real number system, metric spaces, continuous functions, Riemann integration, multiple integrals, and more. 1968 edition.