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| Basic Mathematics
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| Information
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| Author
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Serge Lang
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| Language
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English
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| Publisher
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Springer
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| Publication Date
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1 July 1988
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| Pages
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496
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| ISBN-10
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0387967877
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| ISBN-13
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978-0387967875
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The textbook Basic Mathematics by Serge Lang provides an overview of mathematical topics usually encountered through the end of high school/secondary school, specifically arithmetic, algebra, trigonometry, logic, and geometry. It serves as a solid review no matter how far along one may be in their studies, be it just beginning or returning to strengthen one's foundations.
Table of Contents
| Chapter/Section # |
Title |
Page #
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| PART I: ALGEBRA
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| Chapter 1: Numbers
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| 1 |
The integers |
5
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| 2 |
Rules for addition |
8
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| 3 |
Rules for multiplication |
14
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| 4 |
Even and odd integers; divisibility |
22
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| 5 |
Rational numbers |
26
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| 6 |
Multiplicative inverses |
42
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| Chapter 2: Linear Equations
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| 1 |
Equations in two unknowns |
53
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| 2 |
Equations in three unknowns |
57
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| Chapter 3: Real Numbers
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| 1 |
Addition and multiplication |
61
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| 2 |
Real numbers: positivity |
64
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| 3 |
Powers and roots |
70
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| 4 |
Inequalities |
75
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| Chapter 4: Quadratic Equations
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| Interlude: On Logic and Mathematical Expressions
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| 1 |
On reading books |
93
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| 2 |
Logic |
94
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| 3 |
Sets and elements |
99
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| 4 |
Notation |
100
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| PART II: INTUITIVE GEOMETRY
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| Chapter 5: Distance and Angles
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| 1 |
Distance |
107
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| 2 |
Angles |
110
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| 3 |
The Pythagoras theorem |
120
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| Chapter 6: Isometries
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| 1 |
Some standard mappings of the plane |
133
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| 2 |
Isometries |
143
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| 3 |
Composition of isometries |
150
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| 4 |
Inverse of isometries |
155
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| 5 |
Characterization of isometries |
163
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| 6 |
Congruences |
166
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| Chapter 7: Area and Applications
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| 1 |
Area of a disc of radius r |
173
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| 2 |
Circumference of a circle of radius r |
180
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| PART III: COORDINATE GEOMETRY
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| Chapter 8: Coordinates and Geometry
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| 1 |
Coordinate systems |
191
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| 2 |
Distance between points |
197
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| 3 |
Equation of a circle |
203
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| 4 |
Rational points on a circle |
206
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| Chapter 9: Operations on Points
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| 1 |
Dilations and reflections |
213
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| 2 |
Addition, subtraction, and the parallelogram law |
218
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| Chapter 10: Segments, Rays, and Lines
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| 1 |
Segments |
229
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| 2 |
Rays |
231
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| 3 |
Lines |
236
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| 4 |
Ordinary equation for a line |
246
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| Chapter 11: Trigonometry
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| 1 |
Radian measure |
249
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| 2 |
Sine and cosine |
252
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| 3 |
The graphs |
264
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| 4 |
The tangent |
266
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| 5 |
Addition formulas |
272
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| 6 |
Rotations |
277
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| Chapter 12: Some Analytic Geometry
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| 1 |
The straight line again |
281
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| 2 |
The parabola |
291
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| 3 |
The ellipse |
297
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| 4 |
The hyperbola |
300
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| 5 |
Rotation of hyperbolas |
305
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| PART IV: MISCELLANEOUS
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| Chapter 13: Functions
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| 1 |
Definition of a function |
313
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| 2 |
Polynomial functions |
318
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| 3 |
Graphs of functions |
330
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| 4 |
Exponential function |
333
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| 5 |
Logarithms |
338
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| Chapter 14: Mappings
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| 1 |
Definition |
345
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| 2 |
Formalism of mappings |
351
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| 3 |
Permutations |
359
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| Chapter 15: Complex Numbers
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| 1 |
The complex plane |
375
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| 2 |
Polar form |
380
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| Chapter 16: Induction and Summations
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| 1 |
Induction |
383
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| 2 |
Summations |
388
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| 3 |
Geometric series |
396
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| Chapter 17: Determinants
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| 1 |
Matrices |
401
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| 2 |
Determinants of order 2 |
406
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| 3 |
Properties of 2 x 2 determinants |
409
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| 4 |
Determinants of order 3 |
414
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| 5 |
Properties of 3 x 3 determinants |
418
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| 6 |
Cramer's Rule |
424
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| Index |
429
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