An Introduction to Mathematics - Softcover

Whitehead Sc.D., A.N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1537077422 ISBN 13: 9781537077420

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

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.

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From the Back Cover

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.

About the Author

Alfred North Whitehead (1861 1947) was a prominent logician, mathematician and philosopher in the early twentieth century and helped pioneer the 'process philosophy' approach to metaphysics. He was Professor of Philosophy at Harvard University until his retirement in 1937.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1537077422
• ISBN 13: 9781537077420
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 218