MATHEMATICS : THE MAN-MADE UNIVERSE : An Introduction to the Spirit of Mathematics
by Stein, Sherman K
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- Hardcover
- first
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- COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/Very Good
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San Francisco, CA: W.H. Freeman, 1963. First Edition, First Thus . Hardcover. COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE/Very Good. Text/BRAND NEW. Bi-color boards/NF; small rub to lower front edge. DJ/VG; Strong & sound w/closed edge tears, small loss to leading front edge & lower front corner, and light soiling. College textbook for non-mathmaticians. To the degree mathematics is entirely a creation of man, the subject matter is concrete; each theorem, each proof, is a product of the human mind. This book "exploits that concreteness" to explore the beauty and vitality of mathematics to students with little background. Exercises designed to emphasize basic concepts towards grasping the "spirit" of mathematics. Fine copy in lesser dust jacket.
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- Title
- MATHEMATICS : THE MAN-MADE UNIVERSE : An Introduction to the Spirit of Mathematics
- Author
- Stein, Sherman K
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - COLLECTIBLE - NEAR FINE
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition, First Thus
- Publisher
- W.H. Freeman
- Place of Publication
- San Francisco, CA
- Date Published
- 1963
- Keywords
- Mathematics/Textbook/Mathematical Thinking
- Bookseller catalogs
- Memoir; Mathematics;
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