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"There are many textbooks available for a so-called transition course from calculus to abstract mathematics. I have taught this course several times and always find it problematic. The Foundations of Mathematics (Stewart and Tall) is a horse of a different color. The writing is excellent and there is actually some useful mathematics. I definitely like this book."--The Bulletin of Mathematics Books
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Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at Warwick University, and Director of the Mathematics Awareness Centre at Warwick. An active research mathematician, he is also a well-known popularizer of mathematics and related areas of science.
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MATHEMATICS is not an activity performed by a computer in a vacuum. Read the first page
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30 of 33 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
'The Foundations of Mathematics' is essential reading for anyone starting a mathematics degree. Its clear and precise style give an excellent insight into areas discussed in many different areas of mathematics, and so makes good preparatory reading.
This book would also be suitable for anyone studying 'A' level maths who needed further inspiration on topics with which they were sruggling, or were contemplating studying maths at university. However, they might find many of the topics covered were superflous to their needs, as a lot of the book it not contained in the 'A' level syllabuses.
4 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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I'm going to start reading for a maths degree, and i found this book irritating. It is quite expensive, and brought it on recommendation, but found it to have too much waffle, and i hate it. Not touched on it much because i just couldn't stand the wordiness of it all...wish this book had more eqtns and formula and stuff...would liven it up a bit.
4 of 12 people found the following review helpful
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i got this book as it was down on a reading list for the maths part of my course (bsc, computer science) as it came recommended. As a text, it covers a lot of material but i found it used older style notation and symbols and in my opinion/for my needs needed specific examples, but then it would be less concise, so it depends what you're looking for...
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