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9780486404509

Mathematics: The Man-Made Universe

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  • ISBN13:

    9780486404509

  • ISBN10:

    0486404501

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2010-11-18
  • Publisher: Dover Publications

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Summary

This highly readable volume covers a vast array of subjects, including number theory, topology, set theory, geometry, algebra, and analysis. Additional topics include primes, fundamental theory of arithmetic, rationals and irrationals, representation of numbers, congruence, probability, more. 1994 edition. Solution guide available upon request.

Author Biography

An emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of California, Davis, Sherman K. Stein is the author of a longtime bestselling calculus book for McGraw-Hill.

Table of Contents

Map
Guide
Preface
Questions on weighing Weighing with a two-pan balance and two measures-Problems raised-Their algebraic phrasing
The primes The Greek prime-manufacturing machine-Gaps between primes-Average gap and 1/1 + 1/2 + 1/3 + . . . + 1/N-Twin primes
The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic Special natural numbers-Every special number is prime-"Unique factorization" and "every prime is special" compared-Euclidean algorithm-Every prime number is special-The concealed theorem
Rationals and I
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