Reverse Mathematics: Proofs from the Inside Out

by John Stillwell

Book Overview

The first book surveying the history and ideas behind reverse mathematics

Reverse mathematics is a new field that seeks to find the axioms needed to prove given theorems. In Reverse Mathematics, John Stillwell offers a historical and representative view, emphasizing basic analysis and giving a novel approach to logic. By using a minimum of mathematical logic in a well-motivated way, Reverse Mathematics will engage advanced...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691196419
• ISBN13: 9780691196411
• Release Date: September 2019
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"