Numbers, sets, and axioms : the apparatus of mathematics / A.G. Hamilton.

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TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 1982.Description: ix, 255 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

0521245095
9780521287616
0521287618

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DDC classification:

510 HAM

Contents:

1. Numbers 2. The size of a set 3. Ordered sets 4. Set theory 5. The axiom of choice 6. Ordinal and cardinal numbers

Summary: This work contains a description and discussion of the fundamental conceptual and formal apparatus upon which modern pure mathematics relies. The author's intention is to remove some of the mystery that surrounds the foundations of mathematics. He emphasizes the intuitive basis of mathematics.

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Project book	CUTN Central Library	Non-fiction	510 HAM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Checked out to Renuka Devi V (20019T)	31/01/2024	48883
General Books	CUTN Central Library Sciences	Non-fiction	510 HAM (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		40124
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Includes index.

1. Numbers 2. The size of a set 3. Ordered sets 4. Set theory 5. The axiom of choice 6. Ordinal and cardinal numbers

This work contains a description and discussion of the fundamental conceptual and formal apparatus upon which modern pure mathematics relies. The author's intention is to remove some of the mystery that surrounds the foundations of mathematics. He emphasizes the intuitive basis of mathematics.

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