Thom reviewed What is mathematics? by Richard Courant
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Library copy returned, then removed from circulation for bad binding. No other copy available to read - I want to finish this one!
What is Mathematics? is a mathematics book written by Richard Courant and Herbert Robbins, published in England by Oxford University Press. It is an introduction to mathematics, intended both for the mathematics student and for the general public.
First published in 1941, it discusses number theory, geometry, topology and calculus.
A second edition was published in 1996 with an additional chapter on recent progress in mathematics, written by Ian Stewart.
Library copy returned, then removed from circulation for bad binding. No other copy available to read - I want to finish this one!