A Course of Pure Mathematics
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A Course of Pure Mathematics is a classic early 20th-century textbook that rigorously introduces the foundations of mathematical analysis and helped shape modern university-level mathematics education.
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| A Course of Pure Mathematics canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: A Course of Pure Mathematics Context triple: [G. H. Hardy, notableWork, A Course of Pure Mathematics]
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Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint
"Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint" is a classic three-volume work by Felix Klein that reexamines school-level mathematics through the lens of modern, rigorous mathematical theory and pedagogy.
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Grundgesetze der Arithmetik, Volume II
Grundgesetze der Arithmetik, Volume II is the second volume of Gottlob Frege’s foundational work in logic and the philosophy of mathematics, in which he further develops and applies his formal system for arithmetic.
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C.
Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica is a landmark three-volume work in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics, co-authored by Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead, which aimed to derive all mathematical truths from a formal system of symbolic logic.
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Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik
Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik is Gottlob Frege’s seminal philosophical work that lays the logical foundations of arithmetic and advances the logicist thesis that arithmetic is reducible to pure logic.
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E.
Principles of Mathematics
Principles of Mathematics is Bertrand Russell’s foundational work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of mathematics, arguing that mathematics can be derived from purely logical principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: A Course of Pure Mathematics Target entity description: A Course of Pure Mathematics is a classic early 20th-century textbook that rigorously introduces the foundations of mathematical analysis and helped shape modern university-level mathematics education.
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A.
Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint
"Elementary Mathematics from an Advanced Standpoint" is a classic three-volume work by Felix Klein that reexamines school-level mathematics through the lens of modern, rigorous mathematical theory and pedagogy.
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B.
Grundgesetze der Arithmetik, Volume II
Grundgesetze der Arithmetik, Volume II is the second volume of Gottlob Frege’s foundational work in logic and the philosophy of mathematics, in which he further develops and applies his formal system for arithmetic.
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C.
Principia Mathematica
Principia Mathematica is a landmark three-volume work in mathematical logic and the foundations of mathematics, co-authored by Bertrand Russell and Alfred North Whitehead, which aimed to derive all mathematical truths from a formal system of symbolic logic.
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D.
Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik
Die Grundlagen der Arithmetik is Gottlob Frege’s seminal philosophical work that lays the logical foundations of arithmetic and advances the logicist thesis that arithmetic is reducible to pure logic.
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E.
Principles of Mathematics
Principles of Mathematics is Bertrand Russell’s foundational work in mathematical logic and the philosophy of mathematics, arguing that mathematics can be derived from purely logical principles.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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mathematics textbook ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| approach |
epsilon-delta analysis
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rigorous ⓘ |
| author |
G. H. Hardy
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G. H. Hardy ⓘ
surface form:
Godfrey Harold Hardy
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| authorAffiliation |
Cambridge University
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surface form:
University of Cambridge
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| centuryOfPublication | 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educationalLevel | university level ⓘ |
| educationalUse | textbook ⓘ |
| fieldOfStudy |
mathematical analysis
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pure mathematics ⓘ |
| genre |
mathematical analysis
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mathematics ⓘ |
| hasEdition |
eighth edition
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fifth edition ⓘ fourth edition ⓘ ninth edition ⓘ second edition ⓘ seventh edition ⓘ sixth edition ⓘ third edition ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on continuity
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chapters on differentiation ⓘ chapters on functions of a real variable ⓘ chapters on infinite series ⓘ chapters on integration ⓘ chapters on limits ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
classic text in analysis
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helped shape modern university-level mathematics education ⓘ |
| influenced |
teaching of real analysis
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university-level mathematics education ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
undergraduate mathematics students
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university students ⓘ |
| isClassicOf |
pure mathematics
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real analysis ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
calculus
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foundations of analysis ⓘ real analysis ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clarity of exposition
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influence on modern analysis textbooks ⓘ rigorous introduction to analysis for beginners ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| publisher | Cambridge University Press ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | early 20th century mathematics curriculum ⓘ |
| writtenByOccupation | mathematician ⓘ |
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