Category Theory for the Sciences
$175.25
- Hardcover
496 pages
- Release Date
9 October 2014
Summary
An introduction to category theory as a rigorous, flexible, and coherent modeling language that can be used across the sciences.Category theory was invented in the 1940s to unify and synthesize different areas in mathematics, and it has proven remarkably successful in enabling powerful communication between disparate fields and subfields within mathematics. This book shows that category theory can be useful outside of mathematics as a rigorous, flexible, and coherent modeling language through…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780262028134 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0262028131 |
| Series: | Category Theory for the Sciences |
| Author: | David I. Spivak |
| Publisher: | MIT Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | MIT Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Release Date: | 9 October 2014 |
| Weight: | 902g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 21mm |
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This is a great book not only for the scientist who wants to learn Category theory, but for the mathematician as well.
This is a great book not only for the scientist who wants to learn Category theory, but for the mathematician as well.
– Nick Scoville * MAA Reviews *About The Author
David I. Spivak
David I. Spivak is a Research Scientist in the Department of Mathematics at MIT.
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