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The book Numbers [1] by Ebbinghaus et. al. is a comprehensive treatment, starting from natural numbers up to complex numbers (and quaternions iirc). It also has
by red_trumpet 5y ago
The book Numbers [1] by Ebbinghaus et. al. is a comprehensive treatment, starting from natural numbers up to complex numbers (and quaternions iirc). It also has lots of historic context, how our number systems evolved.
[1] https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-Graduate-Mathematics-Heinz-Dieter-Ebbinghaus/dp/0387974970 https://www.amazon.com/Numbers-Graduate-Mathematics-Heinz-Di...