Bourbaki Circle Publishes Éléments de mathématique
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events: 1900-2001
- Categories: Literature, Publishing, Science
- Subcategories: Mathematics, Mathematicians
- Curriculum: 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: Paris
- Date: 1939
Article abstract: Éléments de mathématique, published by the Bourbaki group of French mathematicians, expounded in a highly original way the principal structures of modern mathematics.
The New Math
Two essential characteristics of twentieth century mathematics are an emphasis on abstraction and an increasing concern with the analysis of broad underlying structures and patterns. By mid-century, these characterizing features were noted by those who were interested in mathematical education, and it was felt by some that these features should be...
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