
The Four Corners of Mathematics
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Divided into four parts, covering Geometry, Algebra, Calculus and Topology
Presents high-level mathematics in a visual and accessible way with numerous examples and over 250 illustrations
Includes several novel and intuitive proofs of big theorems, so even the nonexpert reader can appreciate them
Sketches of the lives of important contributors, with an emphasis on often overlooked female mathematicians and those who had to struggle.
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"I can heartily recommend this well-researched and well-written book as a valuable and accessible introduction to some of the principal branches of mathematics. In my youth I read every maths book in Dun Laoghaire Public Library, and many more from elsewhere, but none compared, in quality or scope, to the book under review. I believe that it could be recommended to any young student hoping to embark on a mathematical career. He or she is sure to learn some new and delightful mathematical truths, and should thoroughly enjoy the process of discovery."-Prof. Peter Lynch, Irish Mathematical Society Bulletin
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