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Introducing Mathematics (Introducing...(Totem)) [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

by Ziauddin Sardar (Author)

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Contrary to most people's perseptions of math as a soulless world of gray individuals, in reality the course of mathematics reveal frequent dramatic conceptual changes. Here is an introduction to the subject that highlights the major turning points.

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Paperback: 176 pages
Publisher: Totem Books; illustrated edition edition (April 25, 1999)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1840460113
ISBN-13: 978-1840460117
Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.6 x 0.6 inches
Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces

Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Ethnomathematica and the universal language of maths as the tool of science, March 28, 2007

By	OverTheMoon (overthemoonreview@hotmail.com) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)

This review is from: Introducing Mathematics, New Edition (Introducing... S.) (Paperback)

This book doesn't tutor you in mathematics so if that is what you want then go elsewhere now.

If you are looking to learn mathematics without a good cause then I would say that you better have the attention span to learn something absolutely mundane if you don't have a reason for it. A reason to learn mathematics is as vital to grasping mathematics as our brain needing a spinal cord to work. It would be best to begin with a cause to learn it and unfortunately just needing to know it for exams doesn't help matters either. I would suggest therefore that you turn to other books in this series like "Introducing Newton and classical physics" and "Introducing the Universe". "Introducing Quantum Theory" and "Introducing Relativity" are the big two science books that can be understood somewhat rudimentary outside of the developed mathematics to support it. I think trying to understand those topics provides enough motives to complete a full study and application of the language of mathematics. Then this book becomes an engrossing essential.

Mathematics is not hard if learned the correct way. Mathematics is easy if you spend the right amount of time (lifetime really but in a truly applied year you will have advanced dramatically) on it and know what to learn and in what order. Buy a calculator. Read and learn the manual. In the manual you will come across terminology that you would like to comprehend. This book lays it all out for you.

"Introducing Mathematics" explains the historical record for mathematics and its development. By the end of the journey you would have an overview that maps mathematics. Then you should go about learning about each part in other specialized books. The main maths to learn after this one are algebra, geometry, trigonometry, analytical mathematics and then the big calculus. Getting to calculus is what it is all about. There are then various laws and rules and applications like statistics after that but the goal here is a slow progressive study of the above maths topics before moving into calculus. This is what it is all about.

Core material:
History of Mathematics culminating in Ethnomathematics is covered in detail
Egyptian, Greek, Chinese, Hebrew, Middle Eastern and European contributions to maths
Counting
Representing numbers as figures
Zero
Special and large numbers
Powers
Logarithms (logs)
Calculation
Equations (linear, quadratic, cubic and degree equations)
Algebra
Simultaneous equations
Measurements, error bars and fridges
Pythagoras
Zeno's paradoxes
Geometry
Binomials
Pascal's triangle, Jain and Vedic and meru-prastara
Trigonometry
Integers
Analytics
Functions
Calculus
Differentiation
Derivatives
Integration
Berkeley
Euler
Non-Euclidean
N-Dimension spaces
Groups and sets
Boolean algebra
Cantor
Godel's theorem
Turning machine
Fractals
Chaos theory
Topology
Number theory
Statistics
P-values and outliners
Probability
Uncertainty principle
Policy numbers

Overall this is exactly the kind of book I wanted to read. A starter book that just covers all the stuff you need to learn for calculus. Some of the topics are explained harshly but study them enough and you will come around to appreciating the time spent for just getting the point the book makes. When it clicks the feeling is great. Enjoy mathematics.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A great journey through mathematics, January 4, 2004

By	Marge Reynolds (San Antonio, Texas) - See all my reviews

I enjoyed this treatment of the history of mathematics, and, in particular, I liked the sections on Islamic mathematics and Cantor's theories on infinity. The book is quite thought-provoking, and I recommend it highly.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Sometimes great, sometimes not, October 19, 1999

By	Lisa Clayton "Master Geek" (South San Francisco, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The book was a good but very, very basic ntroduction to mathematics, including the areas of basic research. The best part is at the end, discussing mathematics, cultural theory and where they intersect. Not something you'd EVER find in a classical math text.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Underwritten and overdrawn
This Introducing title is definitely a 'story' about mathematics and was a disappointment due to its lack of a general logical structure and its overuse of odd graphics. Read more

Published 7 months ago by JSD

3.0 out of 5 stars Not one of the stars of the Introducing series.
The Introducing series, employing as it does different illustrators and authors for each of its titles, is definitely hit-and-miss. Read more

Published 11 months ago by Leo King

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorites
I'm a big fan of the Introducing... series, and to me, this is one of the best.

Published on June 15, 2007 by S. Kosloske

3.0 out of 5 stars Pomobabble and Cartoons
This book briefly touches on many areas of maths, some old and some new, often uses the passive voice in regards to historically significant theorems in math without reference to... Read more

Published on April 22, 2006 by M_A_S

5.0 out of 5 stars Good overview for wide audience
I found this book to be quite enjoyable. The section on Muslim mathematicians was particularly interesting. Read more

Published on July 10, 2005 by Frank Laker

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