000			01817pam a22003494a 4500
001			49936189
003			OCoLC
005			20150820151030.0
008			020530s2002 enka b 001 0 eng
010			_a2002072741
015			_aGBA3-25139
015			_aGBA2-Z0547
020			_a9780199504688 (pbk.)
020			_a0199504687 (pbk.)
035			_a(OCoLC)49936189 _z(OCoLC)48932456
040			_aDLC _cAPU _dSM _beng
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aQA93 _b.G69 2002
082	1	4	_a510 _bGOW 2002 _221
100	1		_aGowers, Timothy. _916122
245	1	0	_aMathematics : _ba very short introduction / _cTimothy Gowers.
260			_aOxford ; _aNew York : _bOxford University Press, _cc2002.
300			_a143 p. : _bill. ; _c18 cm.
490	1		_aVery short introductions ; _v66.
500			_aIncludes Index
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 139-140) and index.
505	0		_aModels -- Numbers and abstraction -- Proofs -- Limits and infinity -- Dimension -- Geometry -- Estimates and approximations -- Some frequently asked questions.
520	1		_a"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.
650		0	_aMathematics _vPopular works. _916123
830		0	_aVery short introductions ; _v66. _916124
942			_2lcc _cBook
999			_c8548 _d8548