What Is Mathematics?
by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins · Richard Courant & Herbert Robbins
Courant and Robbins present number theory, geometric constructions, projective geometry, topology and calculus as connected ideas rather than techniques. Readers come away understanding what mathematical proof accomplishes and how the main branches relate to one another.
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