TY - BOOK AU - Smith,Karl J. TI - The nature of mathematics SN - 9781133947257 (student edition) AV - QA39.3 .S56 2017 U1 - 510 23 PY - 2017///] CY - Boston, MA, USA PB - Cengage Learning KW - Mathematics KW - Textbooks N1 - Includes index; Prologue: Why Math? A Historical Overview -- The Nature of Problem Solving -- The Nature of Sets -- The Nature of Logic -- The Nature of Numeration Systems -- The Nature of Numbers -- The Nature of Algebra -- The Nature of Geometry -- The Nature of Measurement -- The Nature of Networks and Graph Theory -- The Nature of Growth -- The Nature of Financial Management -- The Nature of Counting -- The Nature of Probability -- The Nature of Statistics -- The Nature of Graphs and Functions -- The Nature of Mathematical Systems -- The Nature of Voting and Apportionment -- The Natuer of Calculus -- Epilogue: Why Not Math?, Mathematics in the Natural Sciences, Social Sciences, and Humanities ER -