The Essence of Mathematics Through Elementary Problems
by Alexandre Borovik, Tony Gardiner
Publisher: Open Book Publishers 2019
ISBN-13: 9781783747016
Number of pages: 400
Description:
The authors of this book explore the extent to which elementary mathematics allows us all to understand something of the nature of mathematics from the inside. The Essence of Mathematics consists of a sequence of 270 problems with commentary and full solutions. The reader is assumed to have a reasonable grasp of school mathematics.
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