Introductory Mathematics: Algebra and Analysis

Download or read book Introductory Mathematics: Algebra and Analysis written by Geoffrey C. Smith and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2000-02-02 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text provides a lively introduction to pure mathematics. It begins with sets, functions and relations, proof by induction and contradiction, complex numbers, vectors and matrices, and provides a brief introduction to group theory. It moves onto analysis, providing a gentle introduction to epsilon-delta technology and finishes with continuity and functions. The book features numerous exercises of varying difficulty throughout the text.