Classic undergraduate text acquaints students with fundamental concepts and methods of mathematics. Topics include axiomatic method, set theory, infinite sets, groups, intuitionism, formal systems, mathematical logic, and much more. 1965 second edition.
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Höhe: 218 mm
Breite: 139 mm
Dicke: 25 mm
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978-0-486-48820-2 (9780486488202)
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Raymond L. Wilder (1896-1982) was Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan. After his 1967 retirement, he served as a research associate and lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Part One: Fundamental Concepts and Methods of Mathematics
I. The Axiomatic Method
II. Analysis of the Axiomatic Method
III Theory of Sets
III Theory of Sets
IV. Infinite Sets
V. Well-Ordered Sets; Ordinal Numbers
VI. The Linear Continuum and the Real Number System
VII. Groups and Their Significance for the Foundations
Part Two: Development of Various Viewpoints on Foundations
VIII. The Early Developments
IX. The Frege-Russell Thesis: Mathematics an Extension of Logic
X. Intuitionism
XI. Formal Systems; Mathematical Logic
XII. The Cultural Setting of Mathematics
Bibliography
Index of Symbols
Index of Topics and Technical Terms
Index of Names
