Mathematics for the General Reader - Softcover

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Titchmarsh, E. C.

 
9780486241722: Mathematics for the General Reader

Synopsis

Praised by Martin Gardner as "a really marvelous introduction to basic mathematics, through the calculus, by a top mathematician who writes clearly, simply, and beautifully," this classic is accessible to readers with virtually no background in the subject. Numerous helpful examples clarify the treatment of algebra, fractions, geometry, irrational numbers, logarithms, infinite series, complex numbers, quadratic equations, trigonometry, functions, and integral and differential calculus.

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About the Author

British mathematician Edward Charles Titchmarsh (1899 - 1963) was Savilian Professor of Geometry at the University of Oxford from 1932 to 1963 and the author of several books in advanced mathematics, including Introduction to the Theory of Fourier Integrals and The Theory of the Riemann Zeta-Function.

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ISBN 10:  0486813924 ISBN 13:  9780486813929
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc., 2017
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