Numbers, Sets and Axioms: The Apparatus of Mathematics
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Book Overview
Following the success of Logic for Mathematicians, Dr Hamilton has written a text for mathematicians and students of mathematics that contains a description and discussion of the fundamental conceptual and formal apparatus upon which modern pure mathematics relies. The author's intention is to remove some of the mystery that surrounds the foundations of mathematics. He emphasises the intuitive basis of mathematics; the basic notions are numbers and...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0521287618
ISBN13:9780521287616
Release Date:January 1983
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:268 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.0"
Customer Reviews
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A good starter kit
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
For getting a feel for the axiomatic definition of the classic number systems, it's pretty good. Rigorous it ain't but then that's not what it sets out to be. It also leaves out proving quite a few important steps. But a lot of the works out there are difficult to follow and it's not easy to see where they're going. Hamilton's strength is the lucidity of his exposition and his ability to understand exactly where the difficult bits are that need explaining.
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