Reverse Mathematics

John Stillwell is professor of mathematics at the University of San Francisco and an affiliate of the School of Mathematical Sciences at Monash University, Australia. His many books include Mathematics and Its History and Elements of Mathematics (Princeton).

Title: Reverse Mathematics

Author: Stillwell, John

ISBN: 9780691196411

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Publisher: Princeton University Press

Publication Date: 2019-09-24

Number of Pages: 200

Weight: 0.2981 kg

The field has been due for a general treatment accessible to undergraduates and to mathematicians in other areas. . . . With Reverse Mathematics, John Stillwell provides exactly that kind of introduction. -Carl Mummert, Notices of the American Mathematical Society
Stillwell carefully situates the field in the broader context of the history of mathematics and its foundations, and does a fine job of making the whole endeavor accessible to a general mathematical audience. -Jeremy Avigad, Carnegie Mellon University
Filling an important niche, this book gives readers a good picture of the basics of reverse mathematics while suggesting several directions for further reading and study. -Denis Hirschfeldt, University of Chicago
Stillwell's book is self-contained and includes much background material in analysis, mathematical logic, combinatorics, and computability. I heartily commend this very readable and accessible book. -Stephen Simpson, Vanderbilt University