Transcription of Introduction To Mathematical Analysis
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Introduction ToMathematical AnalysisJohn E. Hutchinson1994 Revised byRichard J. Loy1995/6/7 Department of MathematicsSchool of Mathematical SciencesANUPure mathematics have one peculiar advantage, that they occa-sion no disputes among wrangling disputants, as in other branchesof knowledge; and the reason is, because the de nitions of theterms are premised, and everybody that reads a proposition hasthe same idea of every part of it. Hence it is easy to put an endto all Mathematical controversies by shewing, either that our ad-versary has not stuck to his de nitions, or has not laid down truepremises, or else that he has drawn false conclusions from trueprinciples; and in case we are able to do neither of these, we mustacknowledge the truth of what he has proved:::The mathematics, he [Isaac Barrow] observes, e ectually exercise,not vainly delude, nor vexatiously torment, studious minds withobscure subtilties; but plainly demonstrate everything within theirreach, draw certain conclusions, instruct by pro table rules, andunfold pleasant questions.
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