{"product_id":"9781402000072","title":"The Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science: An Elementary Survey of Mathematics in its Conceptual Development","description":"\u003ch1\u003eThe Western Ontario Series in Philosophy of Science\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAn Elementary Survey of Mathematics in its Conceptual Development\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributors:\u003c\/strong\u003e Bell, J.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA compact survey, at the elementary level, of some of the most  important concepts of mathematics. Attention is paid to their  technical features, historical development and broader philosophical  significance. Each of the various branches of mathematics is discussed  separately, but their interdependence is emphasised throughout.  Certain topics - such as Greek mathematics, abstract algebra,  set theory, geometry and the philosophy of mathematics - are  discussed in detail. Appendices outline from \u003cem\u003escratch\u003c\/em\u003e the proofs  of two of the most celebrated \u003cem\u003elimitative\u003c\/em\u003e results of mathematics:  the insolubility of the problem of doubling the cube and trisecting an  arbitrary angle, and the Gödel incompleteness theorems.  Additional appendices contain brief accounts of smooth infinitesimal  analysis - a new approach to the use of infinitesimals in the  calculus - and of the philosophical thought of the great 20th  century mathematician Hermann Weyl. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cem\u003eReadership:\u003c\/em\u003e Students and teachers of mathematics, science and  philosophy. The greater part of the book can be read and enjoyed by  anyone possessing a good high school mathematics background.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBook Details\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Springer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2001-08-31\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781402000072\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Springer","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45416879947916,"sku":"9781402000072","price":98.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9781402000072.jpg?v=1768929090","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781402000072","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}