College Liberal Arts Mathematics (This book can be used as a mathematics textbook for undergraduate liberal arts, history, philosophy, political science, and language majors.)

Author: Zhang Yicai
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Publishing Date: 2002-01-01
Features: This book is the research outcome of the "Reform of Teaching Content and Curriculum System for Higher Normal Education Towards the 21st Century" project by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission. It is a mathematics textbook specifically written for undergraduate students in liberal arts, history, philosophy, politics, and language majors. The book is divided into 6 chapters, including an introduction to calculus, the basic ideas of stochastic mathematics, an introduction to linear algebra, geometry, the comparison of the infinite, and applied examples. Based on the characteristics of liberal arts, the book emphasizes the understanding of fundamental mathematical ideas and focuses on training students' mathematical thinking, while de-emphasizing formal calculations. This approach is beneficial for improving the mathematical knowledge level of liberal arts students.