Mathematics : the man-made universe

Stein, Sherman K.

ISBN 10: 0486404501 ISBN 13: 9780486404509

Published by Dover Publications, Mineola, N.Y., 1999

Language: English

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Mathematics : the man-made universe

Publisher

Dover Publications, Mineola, N.Y.

Publication Date

1999

Language

English

ISBN 10

0486404501

ISBN 13

9780486404509

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Paperback

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Very good condition

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This highly readable volume covers a vast array of subjects, including number theory, topology, set theory, geometry, algebra, and analysis. Additional topics include primes, fundamental theory of arithmetic, rationals and irrationals, representation of numbers, congruence, probability, and more. A solutions manual is available upon request. 1994 edition.

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An emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis, Sherman K. Stein is the author of a longtime bestselling calculus book for McGraw-Hill.

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James Lawton, a graduate of Benedictine University, has Master?s degrees in English and in Library Science from the University of Michigan. From 1963 to 1967, he served as the Rare Book Assistant for the Department of Rare Books and Special Collections, at the University of Michigan. He was the Rare Book Bibliographer at Syracuse University Library, in 1967 and 1968. In 1969 he was appointed Curator of Manuscripts, Department of Rare Books and Manuscripts, Boston Public Library. He became Assistant Keeper of Rare Books and Manuscripts Boston Public Library, in 1975. From 1980 to 2000 he was the owner and proprietor of Brookline Village Books, a retail establishment specializing in general out-of-print, scholarly, and rare books. In 2000 the business became internet based only under the name J. Lawton, Booksellers.

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