Conceptual Mathematics : A First Introduction to Categories

Requiring only a high school background, CONCEPTUAL MATHEMATICS is ideal for learning the basics of 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 disocvery, I had trouble putting the book down." (Prof. David Benson, in COMPUTING REVIEWS.) "Eminently suited for self-study, even by the mathematically uninitiated. Copious illustrations, nifty exercises (often with niftier solutions)." (Prof. F.E.J. Linton, Wesleyan University.) Used at numerous universities as a supplementary 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, dynamical systems); Universal mapping properties (sums, products, powers); many examples illustrating applications to continuous & discrete problems. To order, please send check for US$ 28.00 to BUFFALO WORKSSHOP PRESS, P.O. BOX 171, BUFFALO, NY 14226. USA.Lawvere, F. William is the author of 'Conceptual Mathematics : A First Introduction to Categories', published 1991 under ISBN 9780963180506 and ISBN 0963180509.