An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics that is grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inquiry and practice. The author treats philosophical issues as they arise organically in mathematics, discussing such topics as platonism, realism, logicism, structura…
"An advanced level textbook that approaches philosophy of mathematics from the perspective of mathematics and logic, not history"--
"An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inquiry and practice. In this book, Joel David Hamkins offers an introduction to the philosophy of mathematics that is grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical in…
"An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inquiry and practice. In this book, Joel David Hamkins offers an introduction to the philosophy of mathematics that is grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical in…
An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inquiry and practice. In this book, Joel David Hamkins offers an introduction to the philosophy of mathematics that is grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inq…
"An advanced level textbook that approaches philosophy of mathematics from the perspective of mathematics and logic, not history"
"An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inquiry and practice. In this book, Joel David Hamkins offers an introduction to the philosophy of mathematics that is grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical in…
An introduction to the philosophy of mathematics grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inquiry and practice. In this book, Joel David Hamkins offers an introduction to the philosophy of mathematics that is grounded in mathematics and motivated by mathematical inq…
"A textbook for students who are learning how to write a mathematical proof, a validation of the truth of a mathematical statement"--
"This book offers an introduction to the art and craft of proof writing. The author, a leading research mathematician, presents a series of engaging and compelling mathematical statements with interesting elementary proofs. These proofs capture a wide range of topics, including …
A classical beginning -- Multiple proof -- Number theory -- Mathematical induction -- Discrete mathematics -- Proofs without words -- Theory of games -- Pick's theorem -- Lattice-point polygons -- Polygonal dissection -- Functions and relations -- Graph theory -- Infinity -- Ord…