An internationally famous expositor discusses such topics as differential equations, matrices, groups, sets, transformations, mathematical logic and other important areas of modern mathematics. His clear-cut explanations for both lay readers and specialists relate the major mathematical ideas of the past 200 years to the workings of physics, astronomy, genetics, psychology, and evolution. 1959 edition.
An internationally famous expositor discusses such topics as differential equations, matrices, groups, sets, transformations, mathematical logic and other important areas of modern mathematics. His clear-cut explanations for both lay readers and specialists relate the major mathematical ideas of the past 200 years to the workings of physics, astronomy, genetics, psychology, and evolution. 1959 edition.