Conceptual Mathematics A First Introduction to Categories
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In the last 60 years, the use of the notion of category has led to a remarkable unification and simplification of mathematics. Conceptual Mathematics introduces this tool for the learning, development, and use of mathematics, to beginning students and also to practising mathematical scientists. This book provides a skeleton key that makes explicit some concepts and procedures that are common to all branches of pure and applied mathematics. The treatment does not presuppose knowledge of specific fields, but rather develops,…
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Key features
- Authors are world class authorities on the subject
- Only text at this elementary level - requires only high-school algebra
- Applications in pure and applied mathematics, computer science, physics, linguistics, logic and philosophy
About the book
- DOI https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511804199
- Subjects Logic, Categories and Sets,Mathematics
- Format: Paperback
- Publication date: 31 August 2009
- ISBN: 9780521719162
- Dimensions (mm): 253 x 177 mm
- Weight: 0.78kg
- Contains: 575 b/w illus. 12 tables 213 exercises
- Page extent: 404 pages
- Availability: Available
- Format: Digital
- Publication date: 05 June 2012
- ISBN: 9780511804199
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