Sets, Groups, and Mappings - An Introduction to Abstract Mathematics (Hardcover)

This book introduces students to the world of advanced mathematics using algebraic structures as a unifying theme. Having no prerequisites beyond precalculus and an interest in abstract reasoning, the book is suitable for students of math education, computer science or physics who are looking for an easy-going entry into discrete mathematics, induction and recursion, groups and symmetry, and plane geometry. In its presentation, the book takes special care to forge linguistic and conceptual links between formal precision and underlying intuition, tending toward the concrete, but continually aiming to extend students' comfort with abstraction, experimentation, and non-trivial computation. The main part of the book can be used as the basis for a transition-to-proofs course that balances theory with examples, logical care with intuitive plausibility, and has sufficient informality to be accessible to students with disparate backgrounds. For students and instructors who wish to go further, the book also explores the Sylow theorems, classification of finitely-generated Abelian groups, and discrete groups of Euclidean plane transformations.

General

Imprint:	American Mathematical Society
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Pure and Applied Undergraduate Texts
Release date:	August 2019
Authors:	Andrew D. Hwang
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	416
ISBN-13:	978-1-4704-4932-2
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Algebra > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Geometry > Algebraic geometry
LSN:	1-4704-4932-3
Barcode:	9781470449322

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