Basic Mathematics
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (943 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0387967877 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 496 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-27 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Legitimate book, great for self study." according to Freeze. This book is ultimately for creating a strong foundation for calculus. "Basic" mathematics can be used lightly, as it's still relatively challenging, but by no means difficult. You'll spend time trying to understand proofs (by the way, he doest an excellent job of incoorporating proofs into the learning process, which is extremely necessary if you want to fully understand math) and figuring out some of the more challe. "Excellent overview" according to A Customer. Serge Lang's Basic Mathematics is an excellent overview of algebra and geometry. If you are in high school needing a tutorial primer, or an adult continuing their education after some years, this book will provide through its clarity, examples, and exercises (selected answers are in the back of the book)the refresher course you need for more advanced mathematics, such as calculus and linear algebra.. "Preparation for college mathematics from a mathematician's standpoint." according to N. F. Taussig. Serge Lang's text presents the topics that he feels students should understand before commencing their study of college mathematics. As such, working through this text is a good way for you to supplement what you learned in high school with material that will aid you in studying mathematics in college. Therefore, I particularly recommend it for prospective mathematics majors.The material in the text is well motivated
As such, it can have multiple use: for a one-year course in the high schools during the third or fourth year (if possible the third, so that calculus can be taken during the fourth year); for complementary reference in earlier high school grades (elementary algebra and geometry are covered); for a one-semester course at the college level, to review or to get a firm foundation in the basic mathematics to go ahead in calculus, linear algebra, or other topics. . From the Back Cover The present book is intended as a text in basic mathematics
This text in basic mathematics is ideal for high school or college students. The information is clearly presented, and the author develops concepts in such a manner to show how one subject matter can relate and evolve into another.. It provides a firm foundation in basic principles of mathematics and thereby acts as a springboard into calculus, linear algebra and other more advanced topics