An Introduction to Mathematics |
Contents
The Abstract Nature of Mathematics | 1 |
Variables | 7 |
Methods of Application | 14 |
Dynamics | 27 |
The Symbolism of Mathematics | 39 |
Generalizations of Number | 49 |
Imaginary Numbers | 61 |
Imaginary Numbers continued | 72 |
Functions | 107 |
Periodicity in Nature | 121 |
Trigonometry | 128 |
Series | 144 |
The Differential Calculus | 162 |
Geometry | 176 |
Quantity | 183 |
Bibliography | 187 |
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