Elements of Mathematics: From Euclid to Gödel

by John Stillwell

Book Overview

An exciting look at the world of elementary mathematics

Elements of Mathematics takes readers on a fascinating tour that begins in elementary mathematics--but, as John Stillwell shows, this subject is not as elementary or straightforward as one might think. Not all topics that are part of today's elementary mathematics were always considered as such, and great mathematical advances and discoveries had to occur in order for...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691178542
• ISBN13: 9780691178547
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 440 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"