{"product_id":"concepts-of-modern-mathematics-revised","title":"Concepts of Modern Mathematics (Revised)","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eConcepts of Modern Mathematics (Revised)\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eIan Stewart\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780486284248\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eDover Publications\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e1995\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eRevised ed.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e368\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome years ago, \"new math\" took the country's classrooms by storm. Based on the abstract, general style of mathematical exposition favored by research mathematicians, its goal was to teach students not just to manipulate numbers and formulas, but to grasp the underlying mathematical concepts. The result, at least at first, was a great deal of confusion among teachers, students, and parents. Since then, the negative aspects of \"new math\" have been eliminated and its positive elements assimilated into classroom instruction.\u003cbr\u003eIn this charming volume, a noted English mathematician uses humor and anecdote to illuminate the concepts underlying \"new math\" groups, sets, subsets, topology, Boolean algebra, and more. According to Professor Stewart, an understanding of these concepts offers the best route to grasping the true nature of mathematics, in particular the power, beauty, and utility of \u003ci\u003epure \u003c\/i\u003emathematics. No advanced mathematical background is needed (a smattering of algebra, geometry, and trigonometry is helpful) to follow the author's lucid and thought-provoking discussions of such topics as functions, symmetry, axiomatics, counting, topology, hyperspace, linear algebra, real analysis, probability, computers, applications of modern mathematics, and much more.\u003cbr\u003eBy the time readers have finished this book, they'll have a much clearer grasp of how modern mathematicians look at figures, functions, and formulas and how a firm grasp of the ideas underlying \"new math\" leads toward a genuine comprehension of the nature of mathematics itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Concepts of Modern Mathematics (Revised) | Ian Stewart | Paperback | 9780486284248 | Used: Like New | Science \u0026 Math 1755397","offer_id":49201167597720,"sku":"1755397","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/6117DA3CmbL.jpg?v=1780780622","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/concepts-of-modern-mathematics-revised","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}