Mathematics for Understanding and Practice

"The textbook by Jana Musilová and Pavla Musilová will convince readers that mathematics can be presented accessibly, clearly, and engagingly. The style of presentation combines the strengths of traditionally conceived university mathematics textbooks and so-called workbooks Its foundation is "teaching through examples", designed to motivate, aid understanding, provide practice and reveal potential pitfalls. All concepts are correctly defined and statements are derived, proved, or at least explained. Readers will quickly grasp their interrelationships and master them in practice. The book is intended not only for those who wish to develop their logical thinking and to examine problems from multiple perspectives, but also for those who do not yet believe they can understand mathematics well, and that they might even enjoy it. It aims to be of use not only to students of science, technology, medicine or economics, but also to those interested in the humanities and social sciences. It may equally serve gifted secondary school pupils, their teachers and indeed anyone who wishes to discover a different side to mathematics and see for themselves that it can be quite entertaining."