An Introduction to Mathematics [Paperback]

This distinguished little book is a brisk introduction to a series of mathematical concepts, a history of their development, and a concise summary of how today's reader may use them.

Whitehead doesn't popularize or make palatable; he is simply lucid and cogent....A finely balanced mixture of knowledge and urbanity....Should delight you. --The New York Times

Alfred North Whitehead, British mathematician and philosopher, died in 1947. He is the author of many books, and is the co-author, with Bertrand Russell, of the monumentalPrincipia Mathematica.