Gowers, Timothy.
Mathematics : a very short introduction / Timothy Gowers. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2002. - 143 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 66. . - Very short introductions ; 66. .
Includes Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-140) and index.
Models -- Numbers and abstraction -- Proofs -- Limits and infinity -- Dimension -- Geometry -- Estimates and approximations -- Some frequently asked questions.
"Mathematics is a subject we are all exposed to in our daily lives, but one which many of us fear. In this introduction, Timothy Gowers elucidates the most fundamental differences, which are primarily philosophical, between advanced mathematics and what we learn at school, so that one emerges with a clearer understanding of such paradoxical-sounding concepts as 'infinity', 'curved space', and 'imaginary numbers'. From basic ideas, through to philosophical queries, to common sociological questions about the mathematical community, this book unravels some of the mysteries of space and numbers."--BOOK JACKET.
9780199504688 (pbk.) 0199504687 (pbk.)
2002072741
GBA3-25139 GBA2-Z0547
Mathematics--Popular works.
QA93 / .G69 2002
510 / GOW 2002
Mathematics : a very short introduction / Timothy Gowers. - Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, c2002. - 143 p. : ill. ; 18 cm. - Very short introductions ; 66. . - Very short introductions ; 66. .
Includes Index
Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-140) and index.
Models -- Numbers and abstraction -- Proofs -- Limits and infinity -- Dimension -- Geometry -- Estimates and approximations -- Some frequently asked questions.
"Mathematics is a subject we are all exposed to in our daily lives, but one which many of us fear. In this introduction, Timothy Gowers elucidates the most fundamental differences, which are primarily philosophical, between advanced mathematics and what we learn at school, so that one emerges with a clearer understanding of such paradoxical-sounding concepts as 'infinity', 'curved space', and 'imaginary numbers'. From basic ideas, through to philosophical queries, to common sociological questions about the mathematical community, this book unravels some of the mysteries of space and numbers."--BOOK JACKET.
9780199504688 (pbk.) 0199504687 (pbk.)
2002072741
GBA3-25139 GBA2-Z0547
Mathematics--Popular works.
QA93 / .G69 2002
510 / GOW 2002