Moreover, the text of this evolves from the simple Euclidean geometry, leading up to spherical geometry and then hyperbolic. Those who are not ready to make the necessary conceptual leap when they meet some of these ideas will feel insecure about all the mathematics that builds on it. Iako je autor sve to fino objašnjavao, opet mislim da treba da postoji neka podloga znanja za lakše razumevanje svih ovih stvari koje on spominje.

Neki ce možda biti razočarani jer nije detaljna, a neki što je prenapredna, ali meni se svidjela prvenstveno jer je prepuna činjenica koje do sada nisam čula ili shvatila na način objašnjen u knjizi. This book provides a fresh modern introduction to geometry, an ancient branch of mathematics with important applications. I enjoyed this book so much, and because of its length, I finished it in one "seating" :-) The most important idea that I learned is to think about what a mathematical object DOES rather what it IS.The pre-loved books are carefully cleaned and maintained offering a wide variety of general and specialist titles from children's to adults. A Serving of Crime with a Difference - You May Just Discover Something Unique, Different, or Unusual in These 20 Crime Novels. uk/Home/, and a Professor of Mathematical Physics at the Department of Applied Mathematics and Theoretical Physics at the University of Cambridge.

Don't bother with this one; if you want an engaging an accessible overview of mathematics, go pick up the far more interesting 'Language of Mathematics,' by Kieth Devlin. it is fascinating when, having thoughts of the debates of wether it was invented or discovered, and thinking about mathematics generally on very basic terms, how the phenomenas of the universe and nature (even in social and economic sciences) are translated from them to us through this language, how we preserve and receive that knowledge through mathematics. Join our community to get personalised book suggestions, extracts straight to your inbox, 10% off RRPs, and to change children’s lives. In general, the latter is probably a better overall introduction to the world of mathematics (both the subject as well as the academic practice) than this Very Short Introduction managed to be.this book is great if you want a guide through the mysterious and beautiful path of numbers but for me, it still didn't do justice to mathematics, the way that Roger Penrose does to mathematica. Please include what you were doing when this page came up and the Cloudflare Ray ID found at the bottom of this page. I started this book nearly four days ago, through weekend with dozen amount of coffee and panic attacks (which I usually get. Mathematics : A Very Short Introduction (2002) by Timothy Gowers is a good introduction to what Mathematicians actually do and what modern mathematics is really about. Very Short Introductions : Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area.