[MIT_1956]Mathematics - Its Content, Methods, and Meaning (3 Books Set)

Mathematics: Its Content, Methods and Meaning (Dover Books on Mathematics)
by A. D. Aleksandrov, A. N. Kolmogorov, M. A. Lavrent'ev

This major survey features the work of 18 outstanding mathematicians. Primary subjects include analytic geometry, algebra, ordinary and partial differential equations, the calculus of variations, functions of a complex variable, prime numbers, and theories of probability and functions. Other topics include linear and non-Euclidean geometry, topology, functional analysis and more. .

This book is a fairly complete review of the mathematics that an undergraduate math student should be expected to know. The book does not engage in the often high levels of formality that is expected of a mathematician engaged in research, but this works to the advantage of those who are reading it to learn or to review some concept. Tying various concepts to geometry is a pedagogical device that is frequently used and done well here, providing readers with an intuitive view of the methods and the meaning of the methods of the basic modern mathematical tools. The style is clean and readable. The sections of the book are kept in a logical order and transitions between sections are not jarring.

Product Details

Series: Dover Books on Mathematics
Paperback: 1120 pages
Publisher: Dover Publications (July 7, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0486409163
ISBN-13: 978-0486409160