Elements of Algebra: Geometry, Numbers, Equations

Elements of Algebra: Geometry, Numbers, Equations (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

Algebra is abstract mathematics - let us make no bones about it - yet it is also applied mathematics in its best and purest form. It is not abstraction for its own sake, but abstraction for the sake of efficiency, power and insight. Algebra emerged from the struggle to solve concrete, physical problems in geometry, and succeeded after 2000 years of failure by other forms of mathematics. It did this by exposing the mathematical structure of geometry, and by providing the tools to analyse it. This is typical of the way algebra is applied; it is the best and purest form of application because it reveals the simplest and most universal mathematical structures. The present book aims to foster a proper appreciation of algebra by showing abstraction at work on concrete problems, the classical problems of construction by straightedge and compass. These problems originated in the time of Euclid, when geometry and number theory were paramount, and were not solved until th the 19 century, with the advent of abstract algebra. As we now know, algeÂ bra brings about a unification of geometry, number theory and indeed most branches of mathematics. This is not really surprising when one has a historical understanding of the subject, which I also hope to impart.
Country USA
Brand Springer
Manufacturer Springer
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber 57158
ReleaseDate 1994-08-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780387942902

Elements of Algebra: Geometry, Numbers, Equations (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)

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Country	USA
Brand	Springer
Manufacturer	Springer
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	57158
ReleaseDate	1994-08-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780387942902