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New Age International (P) Ltd., Publishers Understanding Mathematics And Computers by K.V. Mittal
A popular introduction to some elementary mathematical ideas including those related to computer, the book is aimed at the general educated public, the teachers, the parents and the students. Presuming no more than the knowledge of school mathematics, it attempts to enlighten the readers with some concepts in modem mathematics, and to impress that mathematics is a growing subject and new situations, experiences and requirements lead to invention of new mathematics. It gives a feel for all aspects of mathematics, its history, its intuitive and common sense basis, its abstraction and logical elegance, its usefulness and aesthetic appeal, without unduly emphasizing an one aspect nor going beyond simple notions.