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Number systems

By Fomin S.V.

Book information

Publisher
Univ. of Chicago
Year
1975
ISBN
0226256693, 9780226256696
LCC
QA141 .F6313
Open Library ID
OL21522302M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
465 kB (476083 bytes)
Series
Popular Lectures in Mathematics
Pages
46\46
Library
Kolxo3
DPI
600
Time added
2011-07-22 07:35:22

Description

"The most common language of numbers, the decimal system, has not always been used universally. From a purely mathematical point of view, the decimal system has no inherent advantages over other possible systems; its popularity is due to historical and biological, not mathematical factors. In this book, S. V. Fomin discusses the origin, properties, and applications of various number systems, including the decimal, the binary, and the ternary. His presentation offers the student an introduction to mathematical abstraction and then, through its examples, shows him the abstraction at work."

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