An invitation to abstract mathematics /
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Literature type: | Book |
Language: | English |
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Undergraduate texts in mathematics
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Item Description: | Includes index. |
Carrier Form: | xiv, 406 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
ISBN: |
9781461466352 : 1461466350 |
Index Number: | QA39 |
CLC: | O1 |
Call Number: | O1/B165 |
Contents: |
What's Mathematics? -- Let's Play a Game! -- What's the Name of the Game? -- How to Make a Statement? -- What's True in Mathematics? -- Famous Classical Theorems -- Recent Progress in Mathematics -- How to Solve It? -- Let's Be Logical! -- Setting Examples -- Quantifier Mechanics -- Mathematical Structures -- Working in the Fields (and Other Structures) -- Universal Proofs -- The Domino Effect -- More Domino Games -- Existential Proofs -- A Cornucopia of Famous Problems -- Advanced Math for Beginners -- Good Relations -- Order, Please! -- Let's Be Functional! -- Now That's the Limit! -- Sizing It Up -- Infinite Delights -- Number Systems Systematically -- Games Are Valuable! |