Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

by Timothy Gowers

Book Overview

The aim of this book is to explain, carefully but not technically, the differences between advanced, research-level mathematics, and the sort of mathematics we learn at school. The most fundamental differences are philosophical, and readers of this book will emerge with a clearer understanding of paradoxical-sounding concepts such as infinity, curved space, and imaginary numbers. The first few chapters are about general aspects of mathematical thought...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0192853619
• ISBN13: 9780192853615
• Release Date: October 2002
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.9" x 9.1"