An Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics
by John Hutchinson
Publisher: Australian National University 2010
Number of pages: 295
Description:
The goal is to introduce you to contemporary mainstream 20th and 21st century mathematics. We will investigate some very exciting and useful modern mathematics and get a feeling for what mathematics is all about. If you are doing this course you will have a strong interest in mathematics, and probably be in the top 5% or so of students academically.
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