Youse, Bevan K. <br/><br/>
Mathematics :  a world of ideas / 
Bevan K. Youse 
 - Boston, Massachusetts :  Allyn and Bacon Inc.,  c1974 
 - xi, 387 pages ;  23 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> 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. 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>MATHEMATICS
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QA 37.2 .Y68 1974