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Elements of Mathematics: From Euclid to Godel
John Stillwell
Elements of Mathematics takes readers on a fascinating tour that begins in elementary mathematics--but, as John Stillwell shows, this subject is not as elementary or straightforward as one might think. Not all topics that are part of today's elementary mathematics were always considered as such, and great mathematical advances and discoveries had t
440 pages, 8 halftones. 119 line illus.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | May 31, 2016 |
| ISBN13 | 9780691171685 |
| Publishers | Princeton University Press |
| Pages | 440 |
| Dimensions | 243 × 166 × 32 mm · 786 g |
| Language | English |
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