The Elements of Advanced Mathematics

Steven G. Krantz (Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri, USA)

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Chapman & Hall/CRC
26 August 2024

Mathematical logic; Set theory; Discrete mathematics; Calculus & mathematical analysis

Series: Textbooks in Mathematics

This book has enjoyed considerable use and appreciation during its first four editions. With hundreds of students having learned out of early editions, the author continues to find ways to modernize and maintain a unique presentation.

What sets the book apart is the excellent writing style, exposition, and unique and thorough sets of exercises. This edition offers a more instructive preface to assist instructors on developing the course they prefer. The prerequisites are more explicit and provide a roadmap for the course. Sample syllabi are included.

As would be expected in a fifth edition, the overall content and structure of the book are sound.

This new edition offers a more organized treatment of axiomatics. Throughout the book, there is a more careful and detailed treatment of the axioms of set theory. The rules of inference are more carefully elucidated.

Additional new features include:

An emphasis on the art of proof.

Enhanced number theory chapter presents some easily accessible but still-unsolved problems. These include the Goldbach conjecture, the twin prime conjecture, and so forth.

The discussion of equivalence relations is revised to present reflexivity, symmetry, and transitivity before we define equivalence relations.

The discussion of the RSA cryptosystem in Chapter 8 is expanded.

The author introduces groups much earlier. Coverage of group theory, formerly in Chapter 11, has been moved up; this is an incisive example of an axiomatic theory.

Recognizing new ideas, the author has enhanced the overall presentation to create a fifth edition of this classic and widely-used textbook.

By: Steven G. Krantz (Washington University St. Louis Missouri USA)
Imprint: Chapman & Hall/CRC
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 5th edition
Dimensions: Height: 234mm, Width: 156mm,
Weight: 576g
ISBN: 9781032102795
ISBN 10: 1032102799
Series: Textbooks in Mathematics
Pages: 312
Publication Date: 26 August 2024
Audience: College/higher education , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1. Basic Logic 2. Methods of Proof 3. Set Theory 4. Relations and Functions 5. Group Theory 6. Number Systems 7. More on the Real Number System 8. A Glimpse of Topology 9. Elementary Number Theory 10. Zero-Knowledge Proofs and Cryptography 11. An Example of an Axiomatic Theory

Steven G. Krantz is a professor of mathematics at Washington University in St. Louis. He has previously taught at UCLA, Princeton University, and Pennsylvania State University. He has written more than 130 books and more than 250 scholarly papers and is the founding editor of the Journal of Geometric Analysis. An AMS Fellow, Dr. Krantz has been a recipient of the Chauvenet Prize, Beckenbach Book Award, and Kemper Prize. He received a Ph.D. from Princeton University.

Reviews for The Elements of Advanced Mathematics

The great strength of the book overall and of the chapters I read is a very accessible writing style, and extremely good exercises. The mix of discussion of advanced topics alongside the presentation of more elementary material is excellent. This is a product of having a highly accomplished and knowledgeable mathematician writing a textbook intended for not-so-advanced students.--David Walnut, George Washington University