TY - BOOK AU - Buium,Alexandru TI - Mathematics: a minimal introduction SN - 9781138466845 AV - QA39.3 .B85 2014 PY - 2014///] CY - Boca Raton PB - CRC Press KW - Mathematics KW - Textbooks KW - MATHEMATICS / General KW - bisacsh KW - MATHEMATICS / Set Theory KW - MATHEMATICS / Functional Analysis N1 - Includes bibliographical references (page 205) and index N2 - "Minimizing the role of intuition, this text provides an introduction to pure mathematics for a one-semester undergraduate-level course. It builds on topics in algebra, geometry, and calculus from scratch in a non-circular way using many examples and exercises. Remarks scattered throughout the text address various philosophical and historical issues, putting the mathematics into context. The author uses easy-to-follow language and avoids overwhelming students with unnecessary material"-- ER -