Beschreibung:
Accessible to all students with a sound background in high school mathematics, this popular text presents some of the most fundamental and beautiful ideas in pure mathematics. Along with numerous new exercises, this edition includes two new chapters that serve as an introduction to abstract algebra via the theory of groups, covering abstract reasoning as well as many examples and applications. It also contains new material on inequalities, counting methods, the inclusion-exclusion principle, and Euler's phi function.
Sets and Proofs. Number Systems. Decimals. nth Roots and Rational Powers. Inequalities. Complex Numbers. Polynomial Equations. Induction. Euler's Formula and Platonic Solids. The Integers. Prime Factorization. More on Prime Numbers. Congruence of Integers. More on Congruence. Secret Codes. Counting and Choosing. More on Sets. Equivalence Relations. Functions. Permutations. Infinity. Introduction to Analysis: Bounds. More Analysis: Limits. Yet More Analysis: Continuity. Introduction to Abstract Algebra: Groups. Introduction to Abstract Algebra: More on Groups. Solutions to Odd-Numbered Exercises. Further Reading. Index of Symbols. Index.