Mathematics : a world of ideas / Bevan K. Youse

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston, Massachusetts : Allyn and Bacon Inc., c1974Description: xi, 387 pages ; 23 cmSubject(s): LOC classification:
  • QA 37.2 .Y68 1974
Contents:
1. The nature of mathematics -- 2. Numbers and numerals -- 3. Checks and pseudo-checks -- 4. The expanding world of numbers -- 5. Number patterns -- 6. A look at topology -- 7. Probability and statistics -- 8. Logic and the axiomatic approach -- 9. The principles of computer programming -- 10. Number theory.
Summary: The main purpose of this book is to provide an introduction to the nature and scope of mathematics. The text was developed from notes used in a course of Emory university.
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Books Books National University - Manila LRC - Annex Relegation Room Secondary Education - Mathematics GC QA 37.2 .Y68 1974 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) c.1 Available NULIB000006262

Includes index.

1. The nature of mathematics -- 2. Numbers and numerals -- 3. Checks and pseudo-checks -- 4. The expanding world of numbers -- 5. Number patterns -- 6. A look at topology -- 7. Probability and statistics -- 8. Logic and the axiomatic approach -- 9. The principles of computer programming -- 10. Number theory.

The main purpose of this book is to provide an introduction to the nature and scope of mathematics. The text was developed from notes used in a course of Emory university.

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