TY - BOOK AU - Youse, Bevan K. TI - Mathematics: a world of ideas AV - QA 37.2 .Y68 1974 PY - 1974/// CY - Boston, Massachusetts PB - Allyn and Bacon Inc. KW - MATHEMATICS N1 - 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 N2 - 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 ER -