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The object of the following chapters is not to teach mathematics, but to enable students from the very beginning of their course to know what the science is about, and why it is necessarily the foundation of exact thought as applied to natural phenomena.

Este clássico livro é uma introdução rápida e concisa ao pensamento matemático, ao mesmo tempo que apresenta, resumidamente, o desenvolvimento histórico desta ciência. Ele capacita o leitor, independente de seu grau de estudos, iniciante ou graduado, a saber o que, de fato, é... Read Full Overview

"The object of the following chapters is not to teach mathematics, but to enable students from the very beginning of their course to know what the science is about, and why it is necessarily the foundation of exact thought as applied to natural phenomena." Thus begins this volume... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

""An Introduction to Mathematics"" by Alfred North Whitehead is a classic text that provides a comprehensive introduction to the world of mathematics. The book is divided into three parts, each of which covers a different area of mathematics. The first part covers arithmetic,... Read Full Overview

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely... Read Full Overview

This distinguished little book is a brisk introduction to a series of mathematical concepts, a history of their development, and a concise summary of how today's reader may use them.