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AlgebraA Very Short Introduction

Algebra: A Very Short Introduction  

Peter M. Higgins

Print Publication Year: 
Oct 2015
Published Online: 
Oct 2015
eISBN: 
9780191797644
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780198732822.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780198732822
Algebra marked the beginning of modern mathematics, moving it beyond arithmetic, which involves calculations featuring given numbers, to problems in which some quantities are unknown. Now, ... More
Combinatorics: A Very Short Introduction

Combinatorics: A Very Short Introduction  

Robin Wilson

Print Publication Year: 
Apr 2016
Published Online: 
Apr 2016
eISBN: 
9780191790324
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780198723493.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780198723493
Combinatorics is the branch of mathematics concerned with selecting, arranging, and listing or counting collections of objects. Dating back some 3000 years, and initially consisting mainly ... More
Fractals: A Very Short Introduction

Fractals: A Very Short Introduction  

Kenneth Falconer

Print Publication Year: 
Sep 2013
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191778599
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780199675982.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780199675982
Fractals: A Very Short Introduction looks at the roots of the ‘fractal revolution’ that occurred in mathematics in the 20th century. It presents the ‘new geometry’ of fractals, ... More
Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction

Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction  

Timothy Gowers

Print Publication Year: 
Aug 2002
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191776397
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780192853615.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780192853615
The aim of Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction is to explain, carefully but not technically, the differences between advanced, research-level mathematics, and the sort of mathematics we ... More
Networks: A Very Short Introduction

Networks: A Very Short Introduction  

Guido Caldarelli and Michele Catanzaro

Print Publication Year: 
Oct 2012
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191777936
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780199588077.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780199588077
Networks: A Very Short Introduction considers the basic elements of network theory and its applications using everyday examples from society, technology, nature, and history. ... More
Number Theory: A Very Short Introduction

Number Theory: A Very Short Introduction  

Robin Wilson

Print Publication Year: 
May 2020
Published Online: 
May 2020
eISBN: 
9780191839351
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780198798095.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780198798095
Number Theory: A Very Short Introduction explains the branch of mathematics primarily concerned with the counting numbers, 1, 2, 3, …. Long considered one of the most ... More
Numbers: A Very Short Introduction

Numbers: A Very Short Introduction  

Peter M. Higgins

Print Publication Year: 
Feb 2011
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191777820
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780199584055.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780199584055
Numbers: A very Short Introduction unravels the world of numbers; demonstrating its richness, and providing a comprehensive view of the idea of the number. This VSI paints a picture of the ... More
Symmetry: A Very Short Introduction

Symmetry: A Very Short Introduction  

Ian Stewart

Print Publication Year: 
May 2013
Published Online: 
Sep 2013
eISBN: 
9780191778292
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780199651986.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780199651986
Symmetry: A Very Short Introduction provides an introduction to the formal theory of symmetry: group theory. Now a branch of abstract algebra, this subject first arose in the ... More
Topology: A Very Short Introduction

Topology: A Very Short Introduction  

Richard Earl

Print Publication Year: 
Dec 2019
Published Online: 
Dec 2019
eISBN: 
9780191871252
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780198832683.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780198832683
Topology, the mathematical study of the properties that are preserved through the deformations, twistings, and stretchings of objects, is an important area of modern mathematics. Topology: ... More
Trigonometry: A Very Short Introduction

Trigonometry: A Very Short Introduction  

Glen Van Brummelen

Print Publication Year: 
Jan 2020
Published Online: 
Jan 2020
eISBN: 
9780191851896
DOI: 
10.1093/actrade/9780198814313.001.0001
Item type: 
book
ISBN: 
9780198814313
Trigonometry: A Very Short Introduction draws together the full history of trigonometry, stretching across two millennia and several cultures such as ancient Greece, medieval ... More

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