1980, ISBN: 9780669024234

Lexington, MA & Toronto: D. C. Heath and Company, 1980. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pale blue-green pictorial boards, xvii, 422 pp, in… Más…

Lexington, MA & Toronto: D. C. Heath and Company, 1980. WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pale blue-green pictorial boards, xvii, 422 pp, index. Some edge wear & light soil to boards, "Review Copy" stamped on bottom edge. From the Preface: "Any person who seeks to be liberally educated will benefit from the processes of logic and abstraction typified by mathematical thinking. For students not specializing in mathematics or science, the specific mathematical topics investigated are less important than the thought patterns they evoke. The student using this book will encounter a broad variety of mathematical concepts explored in sufficient depth to give a reasonable glimpse of the panorama of mathematics." The text assumes familiarity with basic algebra and geometry. Contents: brief history of mathematics; graph theory; matrices & linear systems; equivalence relations & the number systems (whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers); sets & infinity; elementary probability; introduction to statistics; number theory; finite groups; axiomatic systems. Appendices: basic logic; basic set theory; the nature of mathematics; standard normal distribution. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First Edition. . VG/No dj. 24 X 19½ cm., D. C. Heath and Company, 1980, 3<

1980, ISBN: 9780669024234

Lexington, MA & Toronto: D. C. Heath and Company, 1980 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pale blue-green pictorial boards, xvii, 422 pp, ind… Más…

Lexington, MA & Toronto: D. C. Heath and Company, 1980 WYSIWYG pricing--no added shipping charge for standard shipping within USA. Pale blue-green pictorial boards, xvii, 422 pp, index. Some edge wear & light soil to boards, "Review Copy" stamped on bottom edge. From the Preface: "Any person who seeks to be liberally educated will benefit from the processes of logic and abstraction typified by mathematical thinking. For students not specializing in mathematics or science, the specific mathematical topics investigated are less important than the thought patterns they evoke. The student using this book will encounter a broad variety of mathematical concepts explored in sufficient depth to give a reasonable glimpse of the panorama of mathematics." The text assumes familiarity with basic algebra and geometry. Contents: brief history of mathematics; graph theory; matrices & linear systems; equivalence relations & the number systems (whole numbers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, complex numbers); sets & infinity; elementary probability; introduction to statistics; number theory; finite groups; axiomatic systems. Appendices: basic logic; basic set theory; the nature of mathematics; standard normal distribution. Shipping weight 3 lbs.. First Edition. . VG/No dj. 24 X 19½ cm., D. C. Heath and Company, 1980, 3<

ISBN: 9780669024234

D.C. Heath. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library… Más…

D.C. Heath. Hardcover. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., D.C. Heath, 2.5<