TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gowers,Timothy
TI  - Mathematics: a very short introduction 
T2  - Very short introductions
SN  - 9780199504688 (pbk.)
AV  - QA93 .G69 2002
U1  - 510 21
PY  - 2002///
CY  - Oxford, New York
PB  - Oxford University Press
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Popular works
N1  - 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
N2  - "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
ER  -