The Real Number System in an Algebraic Setting materials and equipment required

materials and equipment required

and Strassen's theorem

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The Real Number System in an Algebraic Setting materials and equipment requiredA grasp of the precision, beauty, and complexity of mathematics requires an understanding of some of the subject's technical aspects. The real number system provides an ideal framework for cultivating such an appreciation, and this detailed investigation of the system offers an accessible introduction. The treatment presumes only a familiarity with the basic properties of natural numbers, although readers must be willing to apply themselves.