What is mathematics? (Record no. 61)
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control field | 20240917152932.0 |
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020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
International Standard Book Number | 9780195687101 |
040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
Original cataloging agency | ICTS-TIFR |
100 ## - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
Personal name | Courant, Richard |
245 ## - TITLE STATEMENT | |
Title | What is mathematics? |
Remainder of title | An elementary approach to ideas and methods |
250 ## - EDITION STATEMENT | |
Edition statement | 2nd Ed. |
260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Oxford University Press, |
Date of publication, distribution, etc. | [c2007] |
Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Oxford, U.K.: |
300 ## - Physical Description | |
Pages: | 566 p. |
520 ## - SUMMARY, ETC. | |
Summary, etc. | What is Mathematics? is a sparkling collection of mathematical gems that offers an entertaining and accessible portrait of the mathematical world. Covering everything from natural numbers and the number system to geometrical constructions and projective geometry, from topology and calculus to matters of principle and the Continuum Hypothesis, this fascinating survey allows readers to delve into mathematics as an organic whole rather than an empty drill in problem solving. With chapters largely independent of one another and sections that lead upward from basic to more advanced discussions, readers can easily pick and choose areas of particular interest without impairing their understanding of subsequent parts. Brought up to date with a new chapter by Ian Stewart, What is Mathematics?, Second Edition offers new insights into recent mathematical developments and describes proofs of the Four-Color Theorem and Fermat's Last Theorem, problems that were still open when Courant and Robbins wrote this masterpiece, but ones that have since been solved. |
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Personal name | Robbins, Herbert |
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Personal name | Revised by Stewart, Ian |
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Koha item type | Book |
Withdrawn status | Lost status | Damaged status | Not for loan | Home library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Full call number | Accession No. | Koha item type |
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ICTS | Rack No 3 | 03/13/2012 | QA37 | 00061 | Book |