
Sets, Functions and Logic
Basic concepts of university mathematics
Keith J. Devlin(Author)
Chapman and Hall (Publisher)
Published on 1. January 1981
Book
Paperback/Softback
IX, 90 pages
978-0-412-22660-1 (ISBN)
Description
The purpose of this book is to provide the student beginning undergraduate mathematics with a solid foundation in the basic logical concepts necessary for most of the subjects encountered in a university mathematics course. The main distinction between most school mathematics and university mathematics lies in the degree of rigour demanded at university level. In general, the new student has no experience of wholly rigorous definitions and proofs, with the result that, although competent to handle quite difficult problems in, say, the differential calculus, he/she is totally lost when presented with a rigorous definition oflimits and derivatives. In effect, this means that in the first few weeks at university the student needs to master what is virtually an entire new language {'the language of mathematics'} and to adopt an entirely new mode ofthinking. Needless to say, only the very ablest students come through this process without a great deal of difficulty.
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Edition
Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 1981
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Research
Illustrations
2 s/w Abbildungen
IX, 90 p. 2 illus.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
143 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-412-22660-1 (9780412226601)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-4899-2967-9
Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
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11/2013
Springer
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Content
1 Use of language in mathematics.- 2 Sets and functions.- 3 The real numbers.- 4 Complex numbers.- List of symbols.