What is Mathematics?
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"What is Mathematics?" is a classic introductory book on mathematics by Richard Courant (with Herbert Robbins) that explains fundamental mathematical ideas and methods to a broad audience with clarity and rigor.
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| instanceOf |
book
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mathematics book ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| aimsTo | explain fundamental mathematical ideas and methods ⓘ |
| author |
Herbert Robbins
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Richard Courant ⓘ |
| coAuthor |
Herbert Robbins
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Richard Courant ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coversTopic |
calculus
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geometry ⓘ infinite series ⓘ mathematical logic ⓘ number theory ⓘ probability ⓘ projective geometry ⓘ set theory ⓘ topology ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1941 ⓘ |
| genre |
introductory mathematics text
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popular mathematics ⓘ |
| hasEdition | second edition ⓘ |
| hasForm |
expository work
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textbook ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
mathematics education
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public understanding of mathematics ⓘ |
| hasPart | chapters on fundamental concepts of mathematics ⓘ |
| hasRevisedEdition | edition with additional material by Ian Stewart ⓘ |
| influenced | popularization of mathematics in the 20th century ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
beginning university students
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general audience ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
clear exposition of fundamental mathematical ideas
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rigorous yet accessible style ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| style |
accessible
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expository ⓘ rigorous ⓘ |
| subject | mathematics ⓘ |
| title | What is Mathematics? self-link ⓘ |
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What Is Mathematics?