Essentials of Mathematics

Introduction to Theory, Proof, and the Professional Culture

Margie Hale (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

180 Seiten

1996
Mathematical Association of America (Verlag)
978-0-88385-729-8 (ISBN)

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Every mathematician must make the transition from the calculations of high school to the structural and theoretical approaches of graduate school. Essentials of Mathematics provides the knowledge needed to move onto advanced mathematical work and a glimpse of what being a mathematician might be like. No other book takes this particular holistic approach to the task. Essentials of Mathematics is designed as both a textbook and outside reading for college students who want to prepare themselves for mathematics courses beyond the first-year level and take courses in which proofs play a major role. There are also narratives on the nature of mathematics and the mathematics profession.

1. Logic; 2. Set theory; 3. The natural numbers; 4. The positive rational numbers; 5. The real numbers; 6. The complex numbers; 7. And beyond …

Erscheint lt. Verlag	24.12.2003
Reihe/Serie	Classroom Resource Materials
Sprache	englisch
Maße	182 x 262 mm
Gewicht	825 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Logik / Mengenlehre
ISBN-10	0-88385-729-4 / 0883857294
ISBN-13	978-0-88385-729-8 / 9780883857298
Zustand	Neuware