Algebra
A Very Short Introduction
$29.66
- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
2 November 2015
Summary
Algebra marked the beginning of modern mathematics, moving it beyond arithmetic, which involves calculations featuring given numbers, to problems where some quantities are unknown. Now, it stands as a pillar of mathematics, underpinning the quantitative sciences, both social and physical.
This Very Short Introduction explains algebra from scratch. Over the course of ten logical chapters, Higgins offers a step by step approach for readers keen on developing their understanding of algeb…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198732822 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198732821 |
| Author: | Peter M. Higgins |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 2 November 2015 |
| Weight: | 142g |
| Dimensions: | 9mm x 118mm x 174mm |
| Series: | Very Short Introductions |
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Critics Review
“The author covers an amazing amount of ground with clarity and liveliness” –Mathematical Association of America
“The author covers an amazing amount of ground with clarity and liveliness” –Mathematical Association of America
Peter M. Higgins
Peter M. Higgins is a Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Essex. He is the inventor of the Circular Sudoku puzzle type that now features in numerous newspapers, magazines and computer games. He has written extensively on the subject of mathematics, including Numbers: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2011) and Nets, Puzzles, and Postmen (OUP, 2007), which won the 2012 Premio Peano prize for the best book on mathematics, published in Italian.
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