Algebra & geometry : an introduction to university mathematics / Mark V. Lawson, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, UK.

By:

Lawson, Mark V [author.]

Material type: Text

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9781482246476
1482246473

Other title:

Algebra and geometry

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

512 23

LOC classification:

QA152.3 .L39 2016

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.

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"A Chapman & Hall book."

Includes bibliographical references (page 347-353) and index.

Ideas. The nature of mathematics ; Proofs ; Foundations ; Algebra redux -- Theories . Number theory ; Complex numbers ; Polynomials ; Matrices ; Vectors ; The principal axes theorem.

"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.

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