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Concepts of Modern Mathematics by Ian Stewart
In this charming volume, a noted English mathematician uses humor and anecdote to illuminate the concepts of groups, sets, subsets, topology, Boolean algebra, and other mathematical subjects. 200 illustrations.See Sample Pages! Click here to look inside this book.
Table of Contents for Concepts of Modern Mathematics
| Preface to the Dover Edition | | Preface to the First Edition | | 1. Mathematics in General | | 2. Motion without Movement | | 3. Short Cuts in the Higher Arithmetic | | 4. The Language of Sets | | 5. What is a Function? | | 6. The Beginnings of Abstract Algebra | | 7. Symmetry: The Group Concept | | 8. Axiomatics | | 9. Counting: Finite and Infinite | | 10. Topology | | 11. The Power of Indirect Thinking | | 12. Topological Invariants | | 13. Algebraic Topology | | 14. Into Hyperspace | | 15. Linear Algebra | | 16. Real Analysis | | 17. The Theory of Probability | | 18. Computers and Their Uses | | 19. Applications of Modern Mathematics | | 20. Foundations | | Appendix | | Notes | | Glossary of Symbols | | Index |
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