The first book surveying the history and ideas behind reverse mathematicsReverse mathematics is a new field that seeks to find the axioms needed to prove given theorems. In Reverse Mathematics, John Stillwell offers a historical and representative view, emphasizing basic analysis and giving a novel approach to logic. By using a minimum of mathematical logic in a well-motivated way, Reverse Mathematics will engage advanced undergraduates and all mathematicians interested in the foundations of mathematics.
ISBN: | 9780691196411 |
Publisher: | Princeton University Press |
Imprint: | Princeton University Press |
Published date: | 24 Sep 2019 |
DEWEY: | 511.3 |
DEWEY edition: | 23 |
Language: | English |
Number of pages: | xiii, 182 |
Weight: | 328g |
Height: | 156mm |
Width: | 234mm |
Spine width: | 10mm |