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Andrew McFarland, Joanna McFarland, James T. Smith (Eds.) Alfred Tarski Early Work in Poland—Geometry and Teaching

Evaluates and reflects upon Alfred Taski's early writings Unique compilation of papers from Alfred Tarki's early years as a mathematician and logician Contains material which has previously been inaccessible to mathematicians and historians of mathematics Alfred Tarski (1901–1983) was a renowned Polish/American mathematician, a giant of the twentieth century, who helped establish the foundations of geometry, set theory, model theory, algebraic logic and universal algebra. Throughout his career, he taught mathematics and logic at universities and sometimes in secondary schools. Many of his writings before 1939 were in Polish and remained inaccessible to most mathematicians and historians until now. This self- contained book focuses on Tarski’s early contributions to geometry and mathematics education, including the famous Banach–Tarski paradoxical decomposition of a sphere as well as high- 2014, XXV, 499 p. 126 illus., 10 illus. in school mathematical topics and pedagogy. These themes are significant since Tarski’s later color. research on geometry and its foundations stemmed in part from his early employment as a high-school mathematics teacher and teacher-trainer. The book contains careful translations Printed book and much newly uncovered social background of these works written during Tarski’s years in Hardcover Poland. Alfred Tarski: Early Work in Poland serves the mathematical, educational, philosophical 129,99 € | £109.99 | $159.99 and historical communities by publishing Tarski’s early writings in a broadly accessible form, [1] 139,09 € (D) | 142,99 € (A) | CHF providing background from archival work in Poland and updating Tarski’s bibliography. A list of 153,50 errata can be found on the author Smith’s personal webpage. Softcover 89,99 € | £79.99 | $109.99 [1]96,29 € (D) | 98,99 € (A) | CHF 106,50 eBook 74,89 € | £63.99 | $84.99 [2]74,89 € (D) | 74,89 € (A) | CHF 85,00 Available from your library or springer.com/shop MyCopy [3] Printed eBook for just € | $ 24.99 springer.com/mycopy

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