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There are few textbooks of mathematics as well-known as Hardy's Pure Mathematics. Since its publication in 1908, this classic book has inspired successive generations of budding mathematicians at the beginning of their undergraduate courses. In its pages, Hardy combines the enthusiasm of the missionary with the rigour of the purist in his exposition of the fundamental ideas of the differential and integral calculus, of the properties of infinite series and of other topics involving the show more notion of limit. Celebrating 100 years in print with Cambridge, this edition includes a Foreword by T. W. Körner, describing the huge influence the book has had on the teaching and development of mathematics worldwide. Hardy's presentation of mathematical analysis is as valid today as when first written: students will find that his economical and energetic style of presentation is one that modern authors rarely come close to. show lessTags
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A Course of Pure Mathematics by G. H. Hardy is meant to be an introduction to math that has no direct applications. Although people with interest in such things as engineering can gain something from this book, they are not the primary intended audience. Since it is a “Course” in Pure Mathematics, this book contains plenty of examples and exercises. However, since it is also for a student, it doesn’t show you the answers to the exercises, or at least I have not found them.
Since this book is before calculators it also has a lot of interesting things about it, like the Root Extraction formula and other stuff like that. As the blurb on the back mentions, this book mostly covers mathematics that utilizes the notion of the limit. So show more Calculus topics are covered in here. The table of contents goes further in depth into what you might find if you just want to skim it.
All in all, this book was quite well done, with this edition being a reprint of the tenth edition. show less
Since this book is before calculators it also has a lot of interesting things about it, like the Root Extraction formula and other stuff like that. As the blurb on the back mentions, this book mostly covers mathematics that utilizes the notion of the limit. So show more Calculus topics are covered in here. The table of contents goes further in depth into what you might find if you just want to skim it.
All in all, this book was quite well done, with this edition being a reprint of the tenth edition. show less
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- Canonical title
- A Course of Pure Mathematics
- Original publication date
- 1908
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- Nonfiction, General Nonfiction, Science & Nature
- DDC/MDS
- 515 — Natural sciences & mathematics Mathematics Analysis
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- QA303 .H24 — Science Mathematics Mathematics Analysis
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