A Readable Introduction to Real Mathematics

Daniel Rosenthal, David Rosenthal, Peter Rosenthal (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

XII, 161 Seiten

2016 | Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2014
Springer International Publishing (Verlag)
978-3-319-37950-0 (ISBN)

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Designed for an undergraduate course or for independent study, this text presents sophisticated mathematical ideas in an elementary and friendly fashion. The fundamental purpose of this book is to engage the reader and to teach a real understanding of mathematical thinking while conveying the beauty and elegance of mathematics. The text focuses on teaching the understanding of mathematical proofs. The material covered has applications both to mathematics and to other subjects. The book contains a large number of exercises of varying difficulty, designed to help reinforce basic concepts and to motivate and challenge the reader. The sole prerequisite for understanding the text is basic high school algebra; some trigonometry is needed for Chapters 9 and 12. Topics covered include: mathematical induction - modular arithmetic - the fundamental theorem of arithmetic - Fermat's little theorem - RSA encryption - the Euclidean algorithm -rational and irrational numbers - complex numbers - cardinality - Euclidean plane geometry - constructability (including a proof that an angle of 60 degrees cannot be trisected with a straightedge and compass). This textbook is suitable for a wide variety of courses and for a broad range of students in the fields of education, liberal arts, physical sciences and mathematics. Students at the senior high school level who like mathematics will also be able to further their understanding of mathematical thinking by reading this book.

Daniel Rosenthal is a mathematics student at the University of Toronto. David Rosenthal is Associate Professor of Mathematics at St. John's University in New York City. Peter Rosenthal is Professor Emeritus of Mathematics at the University of Toronto.

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.

Erscheinungsdatum	23.09.2016
Reihe/Serie	Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics
Zusatzinfo	XII, 161 p. 50 illus.
Verlagsort	Cham
Sprache	englisch
Maße	155 x 235 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Arithmetik / Zahlentheorie
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Geometrie / Topologie
Schlagworte	Cardinality • complex numbers • Fermat's Theorem • Geometry • Mathematical Induction • Mathematics • mathematics and statistics • mathematics, general • natural numbers • Number Theory • RSA method • trisection of angles
ISBN-10	3-319-37950-X / 331937950X
ISBN-13	978-3-319-37950-0 / 9783319379500
Zustand	Neuware