The Number Systems: Foundations of Algebra and Analysis

Solomon Feferman

ISBN 10: 0201019256 / ISBN 13: 9780201019254

Published by Addison-Wesley, 1964

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Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, highlighting of text, writing in margins. No missing pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Number Systems: Foundations of Algebra and Analysis
• Publisher: Addison-Wesley
• Publication Date: 1964
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0201019256
• ISBN 13: 9780201019254
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

The subject of this book is the successive construction and development of the basic number systems of mathematics: positive integers, integers, rational numbers, real numbers, and complex numbers. This second edition expands upon the list of suggestions for further reading in Appendix III.

From the Preface: "The present book basically takes for granted the non-constructive set-theoretical foundation of mathematics, which is tacitly if not explicitly accepted by most working mathematicians but which I have since come to reject. Still, whatever one's foundational views, students must be trained in this approach in order to understand modern mathematics. Moreover, most of the material of the present book can be modified so as to be acceptable under alternative constructive and semi-constructive viewpoints, as has been demonstrated in more advanced texts and research articles."