Raymond L Wilder, Mathematics

Introduction to the Foundations of Mathematics

Second Edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Classic undergraduate text acquaints students with fundamental concepts and methods of mathematics. Topics include axiomatic method, set theory, infinite sets, groups, intuitionism, formal systems, mathematical logic, and much more. 1965 second edition.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Dover Publications
• 2nd edition
• Seitenzahl: 350
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. Mai 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 218mm x 139mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 374g
• ISBN-13: 9780486488202
• ISBN-10: 0486488209
• Artikelnr.: 34563337

Autorenporträt

Raymond L. Wilder (1896-1982) was Professor of Mathematics at the University of Michigan. After his 1967 retirement, he served as a research associate and lecturer at the University of California, Santa Barbara.

Inhaltsangabe

Part One: Fundamental Concepts and Methods of Mathematics I. The Axiomatic
Method II. Analysis of the Axiomatic Method III Theory of Sets III Theory
of Sets IV. Infinite Sets V. Well-Ordered Sets; Ordinal Numbers VI. The
Linear Continuum and the Real Number System VII. Groups and Their
Significance for the Foundations Part Two: Development of Various
Viewpoints on Foundations VIII. The Early Developments IX. The
Frege-Russell Thesis: Mathematics an Extension of Logic X. Intuitionism XI.
Formal Systems; Mathematical Logic XII. The Cultural Setting of Mathematics
Bibliography Index of Symbols Index of Topics and Technical Terms Index of
Names