Conceptual Mathematics A First Introduction to Categories

Requiring only high school background, CONCEPTUAL MATHEMATICS is ideal for learning the basics of the categorical outlook so prevalent in modern computer science, physics, linguistics, etc. Gives the reader a grasp of how to select the mathematical tools appropriate to a particular study, & to apply these with understanding. "By the hands of masters, CONCEPTUAL MATHEMATICS is for all of us who want to learn a new, clear, clean, crisp & wonderfully refreshing way of looking at the world... For the sheer joy of discovery, I had trouble putting the book down." (Prof. David Benson, in COMPUTING REVIEWS). "Eminently suited for self-study, even the mathematically uninitiated. Copious illustrations, nifty exercises (often with even niftier solutions)." (Prof. F.E.J. Linton, Wesleyan University). Used at numerous universities as a supplemenatry text in computer science, philosophy, & logic, & as the primary text for introductory mathematics courses. Includes: Sets, maps; Algebra of composition (inverses, retractions, sections); Categories (e.g. graphs, sums, products, powers); many examples illustrating applications to continuous & discrete problems. To order, please send check for US$ 28.00 to BUFFALO WORKSHOP PRESS, P.O. BOX 171, BUFFALO, NY 14226 USA.Lawvere, F. William is the author of 'Conceptual Mathematics A First Introduction to Categories' with ISBN 9780963180513 and ISBN 0963180517.