What Is Mathematics? An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods (Oxford Paperbacks)

This book is probably my all time favourite mathematics text for introducing undergraduate mathematics. The author is a prolific writer and very engaging. The breadth of topics covered is impressive.

A classic - but still highly enjoyable introduction to basic concepts and ideas in Mathematics. This revised version includes interesting updates by I. Stewart.

The book covers a broad range of topics in (mainly pure) maths. It should be comprehensible to anyone who has done the equivalent of UK "A" Level maths. To get the most out of it, you need to be willing to concentrate hard - explanations are clear but sometimes at a breathless pace - and to tackle some of the exercises. The most technical parts are clearly flagged up as optional reading. For anyone wanting to go beyond school maths, or about to embark on a maths course at university, the book will be invaluable.If I have a quibble, it is that the exercises and some parts of the book are printed in smallish type which my (ageing) eyes had difficulty coping with, especially when it came to subscripts and superscripts, some of which I could not decipher. In places the notation - for instance some symbols used in relation to sets - is outmoded, but this is not a significant problem.

son of famous father, nd it shows, you need to be a mathematician but it could convert some who are scared

This survey of mathematics as an introduction for a wider public is perhaps the best of its kind. Well illustrated and very accessible.

A classic text, full of interesting stuff and very good wider reading for any mathematician.

This is a good book if you have a good level of mathematics knowledge already. The book is for university student, not for a high school student.

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The book was digitally printed by Amazon and the binding is poor. Several of the first pages have fallen out. I tried fixing them with tape, but it didn't help much. Such poor quality is unacceptable.

This book was bought for my son who is a maths nut (a very rare breed). He was really happy with the book. For my part it arrived on time and well packaged.

Gran libro para los que nos gusta la matematica.

Há edição disponível em português, mas nada melhor do que ler a versão original e atualizada. Recomendo para quem realmente quer ser ou já é apaixonado pela matemática.

Absolute cinema 😎...The book is a bit hard but its good if ur really into mathematics,🌺😁So read it very slowly