Algebra: A Very Short Introduction
(Sprache: Englisch)
This Very Short Introduction invites readers to revisit algebra and appreciate the elegance and power of equations and inequalities. Offering a clear explanation of algebra through theory and example, Higgins shows how equations lead to complex numbers, matrices, groups, rings, and fields.
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This Very Short Introduction invites readers to revisit algebra and appreciate the elegance and power of equations and inequalities. Offering a clear explanation of algebra through theory and example, Higgins shows how equations lead to complex numbers, matrices, groups, rings, and fields.
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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 algebra. Using theory and example, he renews the reader's aquaintance with school mathematics, before taking them progressively further and deeper into the subject.
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Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „Algebra: A Very Short Introduction “
- 1: Numbers and algebra
- 2: The laws of algebra
- 3: Linear equations and inequalities
- 4: Quadratic equations
- 5: The algebra of polynomials
- 6: Introduction to matrices
- 7: Matrices and groups
- 8: Determinants and matrices
- 9: Algebra and the arithmetic of remainders
- 10: Vector spaces
- Further Reading
- Index
Autoren-Porträt von 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. Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Peter M. Higgins
- 2015, 160 Seiten, mit Abbildungen, Maße: 11,3 x 17,4 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Oxford University Press
- ISBN-10: 0198732821
- ISBN-13: 9780198732822
- Erscheinungsdatum: 25.08.2015
Sprache:
Englisch
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