An invitation to abstract mathematics / Béla Bajnok.

Author/creator Bajnok, Béla, 1961-
Format Electronic
Publication InfoNew York : Springer,
Descriptionxiv, 406 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentFull text available from Springer Nature - Springer Mathematics and Statistics eBooks 2013 English International
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Subjects

SeriesUndergraduate texts in mathematics, 0172-6056
Undergraduate texts in mathematics.
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! -- Now That's the Limit! -- Sizing It Up -- Infinite Delights -- Number Systems Systematically -- Games Are Valuable!
General noteIncludes index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013935711
ISBN9781461466352 (alk. paper)
ISBN1461466350 (alk. paper)