An introduction to mathematics

Robarts - University Of Toronto, Alfred North Whitehead

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HANDBOUNDAT THEUNIVERSITY OFTORONTO PRESSUNIVERSITY LIBRARYHOMEKNOWLEDGEOF MODERNNo. 15Editors:A. L.THE RT. HON. H. FISHER,F.B.A.M.A.,PROF. GILBERT MURRAY, LiTT.D.,F.B.A.LL.D.,PROF. SIR ARTHUR THOMSON,J.M.A.PROF. WILLIAM T. BREWSTER,M.A.A list the volumes THEcomplete classified of ofHOME LIBRARYUNIVERSITY already publishedat the back book.will be thisfound ofINTRODUCTIONTO MATHEMATICSBYWHITEHEADA. N.F.R.S.Sc.D.,OF "UNIVERSAL ALGEBRA**AUTHORNEW YORKHENRY HOLT AND COMPANYLONDONTHORNTON BUTTERWORTHCOPYRIGHT, 1911,BTCOMPANYHOLT ANDHENRYPiQW 5ut/. 5. A.U.S.A.THE UNIVERSITY CAMBRIDGE,PRESS,CONTENTSCHAP. PAGEI THE ABSTRACT NATURE OF MATHEMATICS . . 7II VARIABLES 15III METHODS OF APPLICATION 2542IV DYNAMICSV THE OF MATHEMATICS 58SYMBOLISMVI OF NUMBER 71GENERALIZATIONSVII IMAGINARY NUMBERS 87VII 101(CONTINUED)IX CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY 112X CONIC SECTIONS 128145XI FUNCTIONSXII PERIODICITY IN NATURE 164XIII TRIGONOMETRY 173XIV SERIES : 194XV THE DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS 217XVI GEOMETRY 236XVII 245QUANTITYNOTE ON BOOKS 251INDEX . . . 353AN INTRODUCTION TOMATHEMATICSCHAPTER ITHE ABSTRACT NATURE OF MATHEMATICSTHE of mathematics is to comstudy aptmence in Thedisappointment. importantof the the theoreticalscience,applicationsinterest of its and the ofideas, logical rigourits all the ofmethods, generate expectationa introduction to of interest.speedy processesWe are told that its aid the stars arebybillions of ...

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• Publié par: sauc
• Nombre de lectures: 31
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 13 Mo

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