Book:Richard Courant/What is Mathematics?/Second Revised Edition
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Richard Courant, Herbert Robbins and Ian Stewart: What is Mathematics? (2nd Edition)
Published $\text {1996}$, Oxford
- ISBN 978-0-19-510519-3
Subject Matter
Contents
- I The Natural Numbers
- II The Number System of Mathematics
- III Geometric Constructions. The Algebra of Number Fields.
- IV Projective Geometry. Axiomatics. Non-Euclidean Geometry.
- V Topology
- VI Functions and Limits
- VII Maxima and Minima
- XIII The Calculus
- IX Recent Developments
- Appendix
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Suggestions for Additional Reading
- Index
Further Editions
- 1941: Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins: What is Mathematics?
Critical View
A popular yet sophisticated introduction to mathematics by a renowned mathematician.
From the preface:
- on a straight road from the very elements to vantage points from which the substance and driving force of modern mathematics can be surveyed.
- Thorough, yet very approachable. Excellent revision by Ian Stewart.