Prelude to Mathematics
Published on 29. April 2011
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-486-24401-3 (ISBN)
Description
A noted educator's account of some of the more stimulating and surprising branches of mathematics, this volume profiles the mathematical mind and the aims of mathematics. Five introductory chapters offer conceptual groundwork, and subsequent chapters present lucid, accessible explorations of non-Euclidean geometry, matrices, determinants, group theory, and related topics. 1955 edition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 136 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
235 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-486-24401-3 (9780486244013)
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Content
1. On Beauty and Power
2. What are the Qualities of a Mathematician?
3. Pattern in Elementary Mathematics
4. Generalization in Elementary Mathematics
5. On Unification
6. Geometries other than Euclid's
7. Algebra without Arithmetic
8. Matrix Alegbra
9. Determinants
10. Projective Geometry
11. On Apparent Impossibilities
12. On Transformations
13. Finite Arithmetics and Geometries
14. On Groups
2. What are the Qualities of a Mathematician?
3. Pattern in Elementary Mathematics
4. Generalization in Elementary Mathematics
5. On Unification
6. Geometries other than Euclid's
7. Algebra without Arithmetic
8. Matrix Alegbra
9. Determinants
10. Projective Geometry
11. On Apparent Impossibilities
12. On Transformations
13. Finite Arithmetics and Geometries
14. On Groups