Logic, Sets, and Numbers: An Introduction to Abstract Mathematics - Softcover

Blume, Frank

 
9781973779360: Logic, Sets, and Numbers: An Introduction to Abstract Mathematics
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1973779366 ISBN 13: 9781973779360
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017

Synopsis

Logic, Sets, and Numbers is a brief introduction to abstract mathematics that is meant to familiarize the reader with the formal and conceptual rigor that higher-level undergraduate and graduate textbooks commonly employ. Beginning with formal logic and a fairly extensive discussion of concise formulations of mathematical statements, the text moves on to cover general patterns of proofs, elementary set theory, mathematical induction, cardinality, as well as, in the final chapter, the creation of the various number systems from the integers up to the complex numbers. On the whole, the book's intent is not only to reveal the nature of mathematical abstraction, but also its inherent beauty and purity.

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About the Author

Frank Blume is a professor of mathematics at John Brown University who has been teaching undergraduate courses to students in mathematics, science, and engineering for more than 25 years.

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Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date
2017
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1973779366
ISBN 13 
9781973779360
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
240