An invitation to abstract mathematics / Béla Bajnok.

Author/creator Bajnok, Béla, 1961- author.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Springer, ©2013.
Descriptionxiv, 406 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Subjects

SeriesUndergraduate texts in mathematics
Undergraduate texts in mathematics. ^A236098
Contents What's Mathematics? -- Let's Play a Game! -- What's the Name of the Game? -- How to Make a Statement? -- What's True in Mathematics? -- Famous Classical Theorems -- Recent Progress in Mathematics -- How to Solve It? -- Let's Be Logical! -- Setting Examples -- Quantifier Mechanics -- Mathematical Structures -- Working in the Fields (and Other Structures) -- Universal Proofs -- The Domino Effect -- More Domino Games -- Existential Proofs -- A Cornucopia of Famous Problems -- Advanced Math for Beginners -- Good Relations -- Order, Please! -- Let's Be Functional! -- Infinite Delights -- Number Systems Systematically -- Games Are Valuable!
General noteIncludes index.
ISBN9781461466352
ISBN1461466350
Standard identifier# 9781461466352

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QA39.3 .B35 2013 ✔ Available Place Hold