Peter M. Higgins (Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University o

Broschiertes Buch

Algebra

A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

This Very Short Introduction invites readers to revisit algebra and appreciate the elegance and power of equations and inequalities. Offering a clear explanation of algebra through theory and example, Higgins shows how equations lead to complex numbers, matrices, groups, rings, and fields.

Autor

Peter M. Higgins is a Professor in Pure Mathematics at the University of Essex. He is the inventor of the Circular Sudoku puzzle type that now features in numerous newspapers, magazines and computer games. He has written extensively on the subject of mathematics, including Numbers: A Very Short Introduction (OUP, 2011) and Nets, Puzzles, and Postmen (OUP, 2007), which won the 2012 Premio Peano prize for the best book on mathematics, published in Italian.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: OUP Oxford / Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 160
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 174mm x 113mm x 14mm
• Gewicht: 126g
• ISBN-13: 9780198732822
• ISBN-10: 0198732821
• Artikelnr.: 42790253