THE CORE OF MATHEMATICS : An Introduction to 'Modern' Mathematics (Monographs in Mathematics)

Text/As New. Illustrated soft cover/NF. First published 1964; this is a Revised Edition of 1966 w/new materials. 8 chapters: Chapter 1, What is Mathematics?; 2, Sets in Association: Relation & Function; 3, Structure in a Set. Groups; 4, More Structure. Relations Within a Set: Order, Equivalenc; 5, Some Number-systems & Their Properties; 6, The Plane as Seen by Geometer & Algebraist: A Joint Policy Achieved. Vectors, Matrices; 7, The Algebra of Sets & Some Applications: Logic into Circuits & Vice Versa; and, 8, The Structure of a Pure Geometry, followed by four appendices.