{"product_id":"9780387983790","title":"Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics","description":"\u003ch1\u003eUndergraduate Texts in Mathematics\u003c\/h1\u003e \u003ch2\u003ePriestley, W.M.\u003c\/h2\u003e \u003cp\u003ereason for delaying its study has to do with the question of mathematical maturity. * No use is made here of trigonometric, logarithmic, or expo­ nential functions except in occasional optional material indicating how such functions can be handled. A perceptive remark made by George P6lya suggests how we can simultaneously learn mathematics and learn \"about\" mathematics-i.e., about the nature of mathematics and how it is developed: If the learning of mathematics reflects to any degree the invention of mathematics, it must have a place for guessing, for plausible inference. The reader will find plenty of opportunity here for guessing. The early chapters go at a gentle pace and invite the reader to enter into the spirit of the investigation. Exercises asking the reader to \"make a guess\" should be taken in this spirit-as simply an invitation to speculate about what is the likely truth in a given situation without feeling any pressure to guess \"correctly\". Readers will soon realize that a matter about which they are asked to guess will likely be a topic of serious discussion later on.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ch3\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublished by: Springer\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublication Date: 1998-04-23\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eISBN-13: 9780387983790\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDOI: 10.1007\/978-1-4612-1658-2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDimensions: 235cm x155cm\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePages: 404\u003c\/p\u003e ","brand":"Springer New York","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44359124582540,"sku":"9780387983790","price":71.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780387983790.jpg?v=1775712318","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780387983790","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}