{"product_id":"elements-of-algebra-geometry-numbers-equations-undergraduate-texts-in-mathematics","title":"Elements of Algebra: Geometry, Numbers, Equations (Undergraduate Texts in Mathematics)","description":"Algebra is abstract mathematics - let us make no bones about it - yet it is also applied mathematics in its best and purest form. It is not abstraction for its own sake, but abstraction for the sake of efficiency, power and insight. Algebra emerged from the struggle to solve concrete, physical problems in geometry, and succeeded after 2000 years of failure by other forms of mathematics. It did this by exposing the mathematical structure of geometry, and by providing the tools to analyse it. This is typical of the way algebra is applied; it is the best and purest form of application because it reveals the simplest and most universal mathematical structures. The present book aims to foster a proper appreciation of algebra by showing abstraction at work on concrete problems, the classical problems of construction by straightedge and compass. These problems originated in the time of Euclid, when geometry and number theory were paramount, and were not solved until th the 19 century, with the advent of abstract algebra. As we now know, alge bra brings about a unification of geometry, number theory and indeed most branches of mathematics. This is not really surprising when one has a historical understanding of the subject, which I also hope to impart.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0387942904\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0387942904.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Stillwell, John\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Pages are clean with no markings. May show minor signs of wear or cosmetic defects  marks, cuts, bends, or scuffs  on the cover, spine, pages, or dust jacket. May have remainder marks on edges.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41824534462522,"sku":"DBV.0387942904.VG","price":42.89,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0387942904-0.jpg?v=1792725404","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/elements-of-algebra-geometry-numbers-equations-undergraduate-texts-in-mathematics","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}