John Stillwell: 3 books
Wahrheit, Beweis, Unendlichkeit
Eine mathematische Reise zu den vielseitigen Auswirkungen der Unendlichkeit
Language: German
Release Date: November 4, 2013
In dem Buch erkundet der preisgekrönte Autor John Stillwell die Konsequenzen, die sich ergeben, wenn man die Unendlichkeit akzeptiert, und diese Konsequenzen sind vielseitig und überraschend. Der Leser benötigt nur wenig über die Schulmathematik hinausgehendes Hintergrundwissen; es reicht die...
The Real Numbers
An Introduction to Set Theory and Analysis
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2013
While most texts on real analysis are content to assume the real numbers, or to treat them only briefly, this text makes a serious study of the real number system and the issues it brings to light. Analysis needs the real numbers to model the line, and to support the concepts of continuity and measure....
Yearning for the Impossible
The Surprising Truths of Mathematics, Second Edition
Language: English
Release Date: April 27, 2018
Yearning for the Impossible: The Surprising Truth of Mathematics, Second Edition explores the history of mathematics from the perspective of the creative tension between common sense and the "impossible" as the author follows the discovery or invention of new concepts that have marked mathematical...