An Introduction to Mathematics: 18 (Galaxy Books) - Softcover

Whitehead, Alfred North

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195002113 ISBN 13: 9780195002119

Publisher: Oxford University Press USA, 1948

Synopsis

This distinguished little book offers 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.

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Review:

"Whitehead doesn't popularize or make palatable; he is simply lucid and cogent....A finely balanced mixture of knowledge and urbanity....Should delight you."--The New York Times
"Whitehead doesn't popularize or make palatable; he is simply lucid and cogent....A finely balanced mixture of knowledge and urbanity....Should delight you."--The New York Times
"Whitehead doesn't popularize or make palatable; he is simply lucid and cogent....A finely balanced mixture of knowledge and urbanity....Should delight you."--The New York Times

-Whitehead doesn't popularize or make palatable; he is simply lucid and cogent....A finely balanced mixture of knowledge and urbanity....Should delight you.---The New York Times

"Whitehead doesn't popularize or make palatable; he is simply lucid and cogent....A finely balanced mixture of knowledge and urbanity....Should delight you."--The New York Times

About the Author:

Alfred North Whitehead, British mathematician and philosopher, died in 1947. He is the author of many books, and is the co-author, with Bertrand Russell, of the monumental Principia Mathematica.

About this edition

• Publisher: Oxford University Press USA
• Publication date: 1948
• ISBN 10: 0195002113
• ISBN 13: 9780195002119
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208