A readable introduction to real mathematics. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Daniel Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Peter Rosenthal.
• Authors: Rosenthal, Daniel; Rosenthal, David; Rosenthal, Peter, 1941-
• Contents: Preface to the Second Edition.- Preface for Readers.- Preface for Instructors.- 1. Introduction to the Natural Numbers.- 2. Mathematical Induction.- 3. Modular Arithmetic.- 4. The Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic.- 5. Fermat's Theorem and Wilson's Theorem.- 6. Sending and Receiving Coded Messages.- 7. The Euclidean Algorithm and Applications.- 8. Rational Numbers and Irrational Numbers.- 9. The Complex Numbers.- 10. Sizes of Infinite Sets.- 11. Fundamentals of Euclidean Plane Geometry.- 12. Constructability.- 13. An Introduction to Infinite Series.- 14. Some Higher Dimensional Spaces.- Index.
• Edition: Second edition
• Publisher Details: Cham, Switzerland : Springer
• Publication Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xviii, 218 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 510; Mathematics -- Popular works; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783030006327; 3030006328
• Related ISBNs: 9783030006310
• Notes: Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed April 11, 2019).
• Access Rights: Legal Deposit; Only available on premises controlled by the deposit library and to one user at any one time; The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK).
• Access Usage: Restricted: Printing from this resource is governed by The Legal Deposit Libraries (Non-Print Works) Regulations (UK) and UK copyright law currently in force.