Sets, Functions and Logic: A Foundation Course in Mathematics (Chapman and Hall Mathematics)

Keith J. Devlin

ISBN 10: 0412459809 / ISBN 13: 9780412459801

Published by CRC Press Inc, 1992

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sets, Functions and Logic: A Foundation Course in Mathematics (Chapman and Hall Mathematics)
• Publisher: CRC Press Inc
• Publication Date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0412459809
• ISBN 13: 9780412459801
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Used; Very Good

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Synopsis

This text provides a solid foundation in the basic logical concepts for most of the subjects encountered in university mathematics, including basic college-level algebra and analysis. The first edition has been completely rewritten and expanded in response to a decade of teaching the subjects. This text is written for the students beginning "abstract pure mathematics" at university or college level. For the student beginning to study mathematics at this level there is a distinction between what she or he has done in the past and what lies ahead. What the student needs to acquire mastery of what is virtually an entirely new language -the language of mathematics- and to adopt an entirely new way of thinking.

About the Author

Dr. Keith Devlin is Executive Director of Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information and a Consulting Professor of Mathematics at Stanford. He has written 23 books, one interactive book on CD-ROM, and over 70 published research articles. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, a World Economic Forum Fellow, and a former member of the Mathematical Sciences Education Board of the National Academy of Sciences,.

Dr. Devlin is also one of the world's leading popularizers of mathematics. Known as "The Math Guy" on NPR's Weekend Edition, he is a frequent contributor to other local and national radio and TV shows in the US and Britain, writes a monthly column for the Web journal MAA Online, and regularly writes on mathematics.