Introduction to Mathematics
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A concise statement on the nature and meaning of mathematics for the general student, this volume by a prominent English philosopher and mathematician explains what math is about, what it does, and how mathematicians do it. Generations of readers have benefited from this book, about which The New York Times remarked decades ago: "Whitehead doesn't popularize or make palatable; he is simply lucid and cogent ... should delight you."
Author: Alfred Whitehead
Format: Paperback, 256 pages, 150mm x 230mm, 252 g
Published: 2017, Dover Publications Inc., United States
Genre: Science & Mathematics: Textbooks & Study Guides
Description
A concise statement on the nature and meaning of mathematics for the general student, this volume by a prominent English philosopher and mathematician explains what math is about, what it does, and how mathematicians do it. Generations of readers have benefited from this book, about which The New York Times remarked decades ago: "Whitehead doesn't popularize or make palatable; he is simply lucid and cogent ... should delight you."
Introduction to Mathematics