Elements of Mathematics : From Euclid to Gödel (Record no. 85141)
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| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780691171685 |
| 082 ## - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER | |
| Classification number | 510.711/ |
| Cutter | Sti |
| 100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Stillwell, John |
| 245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | Elements of Mathematics : From Euclid to Gödel |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) | |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc | 2016 |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc | Princeton University Press |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc | Princeton |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Number of Pages | 440p. |
| Dimensions | 9x6 |
| 520 ## - Remark | |
| Summary, etc | Elements of Mathematics takes readers on a fascinating tour that begins in elementary mathematics--but, as John Stillwell shows, this subject is not as elementary or straightforward as one might think. Not all topics that are part of today's elementary mathematics were always considered as such, and great mathematical advances and discoveries had to occur in order for certain subjects to become "elementary." Stillwell examines elementary mathematics from a distinctive twenty-first-century viewpoint and describes not only the beauty and scope of the discipline, but also its limits. From Gaussian integers to propositional logic, Stillwell delves into arithmetic, computation, algebra, geometry, calculus, combinatorics, probability, and logic. He discusses how each area ties into more advanced topics to build mathematics as a whole. Through a rich collection of basic principles, vivid examples, and interesting problems, Stillwell demonstrates that elementary mathematics becomes advanced with the intervention of infinity. Infinity has been observed throughout mathematical history, but the recent development of "reverse mathematics" confirms that infinity is essential for proving well-known theorems, and helps to determine the nature, contours, and borders of elementary mathematics. Elements of Mathematics gives readers, from high school students to professional mathematicians, the highlights of elementary mathematics and glimpses of the parts of math beyond its boundaries. |
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| Language note | ENG |
| 650 ## - SUBJECT ADDED ENTRY--TOPICAL TERM | |
| Topical term or geographic name as entry element | Mathematics -- Study and teaching (Higher) |
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| Book | HBCSE | HBCSE | Mathematics | 2016-12-05 | 2278.75 | 510.711/ Sti | 23656 | 2019-08-02 | 2018-09-07 | 2848.44 | Book |