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Elements of mathematics : from Euclid to Go?del
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| 서명/저자사항 | Elements of mathematics : from Euclid to Go?del/ John Stillwell. |
| 개인저자 | Stillwell, John,author. |
| 발행사항 | Princeton: Princeton University Press, [2016]. |
| 형태사항 | 1 online resource (xiv, 422 pages): illustrations. |
| 기타형태 저록 | Erscheint auch als: Druck-Ausgabe Stillwell, John. Elements of Mathematics . From Euclid to Godel Print version: Stillwell, John. Elements of mathematics. Princeton : Princeton University Press, [2016] 9780691171685 |
| ISBN | 9781400880560 1400880564 |
| 기타표준부호 | 10.1515/9781400880560doi |
| 서지주기 | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 내용주기 | Elementary topics -- Arithmetic -- Computation -- Algebra -- Geometry -- Calculus -- Combinatorics -- Probability -- Logic -- Some advanced mathematics. |
| 요약 | "Elements of Mathematics takes readers on a fascinating tour that begins in elementary mathematics-but, as John Stillwell shows, this subject is not as elementary or straightforward as one might think. Not all topics that are part of today's elementary mathematics were always considered as such, and great mathematical advances and discoveries had to occur in order for certain subjects to become'elementary.'Stillwell examines elementary mathematics from a distinctive twenty-first-century viewpoint and describes not only the beauty and scope of the discipline, but also its limits.From Gaussian integers to propositional logic, Stillwell delves into arithmetic, computation, algebra, geometry, calculus, combinatorics, probability, and logic. He discusses how each area ties into more advanced topics to build mathematics as a whole. Through a rich collection of basic principles, vivid examples, and interesting problems, Stillwell demonstrates that elementary mathematics becomes advanced with the intervention of infinity. Infinity has been observed throughout mathematical history, but the recent development of'reverse mathematics'confirms that infinity is essential for proving well-known theorems, and helps to determine the nature, contours, and borders of elementary mathematics.Elements of Mathematics gives readers, from high school students to professional mathematicians, the highlights of elementary mathematics and glimpses of the parts of math beyond its boundaries"--Publisher's description. |
| 일반주제명 | Mathematics --Study and teaching (Higher) Mathematics --Study and teaching (Higher) MATHEMATICS / Essays MATHEMATICS / Pre-Calculus MATHEMATICS / Reference |
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