An introduction to mathematics, by A. N. Whitehead.

CONTENTS CHAP. PAGE I THE ABSTRACT NATURE OF MATHEMATICS.. 7 II VARIABLES........... 15 III METHODS OF APPLICATION....... 2 IV DYNAMIcs....... 42 V THE SYMBOLISM OF MATHEMATICS.... 58 VI GENERALIZATIONS OF NUMBER..... 71 VII IMAGINARY NUMBERS...... 87 VII IMAGINARY NUMBERS (CONTINUED). 101 IX CO-ORDINATE GEOMETRY........ 112 X CoNIC SECTIONS........... 128 XI FUNCTIONS............. 145 XII PERIODICITY IN NATURE.......164 XIII TRIGONOMETRY........ 173 XIV SERIES............. 194 XV THE DIFFERENTIAL CALCULUS..... 217 XVI GEOMETRY............ 236 XVII QUANTITY............. 245 NOTE ON BOOKS......... 251 INDEX.............. 253

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An introduction to mathematics, by A. N. Whitehead.
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Whitehead, Alfred North, 1861-1947.
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New York,: H. Holt and company; [etc., etc.,
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