| Description |
566 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Contents |
Ch. I. The Natural Numbers -- Supplement to Chapter I. the Theory of Numbers -- Ch. II. The Number System of Mathematics -- Supplement to Chapter II. The Algebra of Sets -- Ch. III. Geometrical Constructions. The Algebra of Number Fields -- Ch. IV. Projective Geometry. Axiomatics. Non-Euclidean Geometries -- Ch. V. Topology -- Ch. VI. Functions and Limits -- Supplement to Chapter VI -- Ch. VII. Maxima and Minima -- Ch. VIII. The Calculus -- Supplement to Chapter VIII -- Ch. IX. Recent Developments -- Appendix: Supplementary Remarks, Problems, and Exercises |
| Summary |
Written for beginners and scholars, for students and teachers, for philosophers and engineers, What is Mathematics? is a sparkling collection of mathematical gems that offers an entertaining and accessible portrait of the mathematical world. Brought up to date with a new chapter by Ian Stewart, this second edition offers new insights into recent mathematical developments and describes proofs of the Four-Color Theorem and Fermat's Last Theorem, problems that were still open when Courant and Robbins wrote this masterpiece, but ones that have since been solved |
| Notes |
Bibliography: p549-558. _ Includes index |
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Originally published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1941 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 549-558) and index |
| Subject |
Mathematics.
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| Author |
Robbins, Herbert.
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Stewart, Ian, 1945-
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| LC no. |
95053803 |
| ISBN |
0195105192 (alk. paper) |
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