| Equations and Inequalities: Elementary Problems and Theorems in Algebra and Number Theory Softcover Repri Edition Contributor(s): Herman, Jiri (Author), Dilcher, K. (Translator), Kucera, Radan (Author) |
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ISBN: 1461270715 ISBN-13: 9781461270713 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Algebra - General - Mathematics | Number Theory - Mathematics | Algebra - Elementary |
| Dewey: 512.94 |
| Series: CMS Books in Mathematics |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.11 lbs) 344 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This book is intended as a text for a problem-solving course at the first- or second-year university level, as a text for enrichment classes for talented high-school students, or for mathematics competition training. It can also be used as a source of supplementary material for any course dealing with algebraic equations or inequalities, or to supplement a standard elementary number theory course. There are already many excellent books on the market that can be used for a problem-solving course. However, some are merely collections of prob- lems from a variety of fields and lack cohesion. Others present problems according to topic, but provide little or no theoretical background. Most problem books have a limited number of rather challenging problems. While these problems tend to be quite beautiful, they can appear forbidding and discouraging to a beginning student, even with well-motivated and carefully written solutions. As a consequence, students may decide that problem solving is only for the few high performers in their class, and abandon this important part of their mathematical, and indeed overall, education. |