{"product_id":"elements-of-mathematics-9780691171685","title":"Elements of Mathematics","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"[Stillwell] writes clearly and engagingly... [Elements of Mathematics] can appeal to various constituencies at different levels of mathematical sophistication.\"--Mark Hunacek, MAA Reviews \"A great exploration of elementary mathematics, its limitations, how infinity complicates things, and how various branches of mathematics fit together.\"--Antonio Cangiano, Math-Blog \"Stillwell is ... One of the better current mathematical authors: he writes clearly and engagingly, and makes more of an effort than most to provide historical detail and a sense of how various mathematical ideas tie in with one another... The features we have learned to expect from Stillwell (including, but not limited to, excellent writing) are present in [Elements of Mathematics] as well.\"--MAA Reviews \"An accessible read... Stillwell breaks down the basics, providing both historical and practical perspectives from arithmetic to infinity.\"--Gemma Tarlach, Discover \"[A] sophisticated treatment of topics usually described as elementary.\"--John Allen Paulos \"[Elements of Mathematics] is quite a tour de force, organized by areas of mathematics--arithmetic, computation, algebra, geometry, calculus, and so on--and in each area Stillwell manages to distill down the big ideas and the connections with other areas. He is a master expositor, and the text manages to be engaging and accessible without watering down the mathematics. I definitely learned new things from the book!\"--Brent Yorgey, Math Less Traveled blog \"From a lifetime of teaching, Stillwell has distilled some nice examples from the entire gamut of elementary mathematics.\"--Mathematical Reviews Clippings \"[A] wonderful book... I think that [Elements of Mathematics] will itself become a modern classic and a reference work for anyone trying to learn basic topics in any of the major fields of mathematics.\"--Victor Katz, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society \"Elements of Mathematicsis a fine ... overview of the field of mathematics... The writing is clear, succinct, organized, and the diagrams [and] illustrations excellent... While some of the discussion is introductory or elementary, it always leads to deeper, more challenging ideas... [T]his will make a fine basic addition to most mathematicians' bookshelves.\"--Math Tango \"Stillwell uses his broad and impressive command of mathematics to transport a reader through each topic and to a higher level of understanding and questioning.\"--Convergence \"[A] wonderful book ... I think that [Elements of Mathematics] will itself become a modern classic and a reference work for anyone trying to learn basic topics in any of the major fields of mathematics.\"--Victor Katz, Bulletin of the American Mathematical Society \"[Elements of Mathematics] is a book that everybody should read. You will be the better for it.\"--Reuben Hersh, American Mathematical Monthly\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Preface, pg. xi*1. Elementary Topics, pg. 1*2. Arithmetic, pg. 35*3. Computation, pg. 73*4. Algebra, pg. 106*5. Geometry, pg. 148*6. Calculus, pg. 193*7. Combinatorics, pg. 243*8. Probability, pg. 279*9. Logic, pg. 298*10. Some Advanced Mathematics, pg. 336*Bibliography, pg. 395*Index, pg. 405","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49526162620759,"sku":"9780691171685","price":34.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691171685.jpg?v=1731863190","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/elements-of-mathematics-9780691171685","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}