Algebra & geometry : an introduction to university mathematics / Mark V. Lawson, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.
Imprint
Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2016]
Copies
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Status
Female Library
QA152.3 .L39 2016
Available
Description
xix, 361 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Note
"A Chapman & Hall book.".
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-353) and index.
Contents
Ideas. The nature of mathematics ; Proofs ; Foundations ; Algebra redux -- Theories . Number theory ; Complex numbers ; Polynomials ; Matrices ; Vectors ; The principal axes theorem.
Summary
"Algebra & Geometry: An Introduction to University Mathematics provides a bridge between high school and undergraduate mathematics courses on algebra and geometry. The author shows how mathematics is more than a collection of methods by presenting important ideas and their historical origins throughout the text. He incorporates a hands-on approach to proofs and connects algebra and geometry to various applications."-- Page 4 of cover
