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What would be a good book that starts with the Peano axioms about the natural numbers and constructs, rigorously, the natural numbers, whole numbers, integers, rationals, reals, and finally complexes? I would prefer it if the book did not leave out major steps, but instead went in a logical order.
Ideally, it would do this and only this, unless it is your opinion that there should be one or two more intermediate steps or final steps (quaternions?). I am interested in a book that doesn't divert from this path much, if at all.
I don't have a terrific idea of the prerequisites involved; I'm guessing some set theory and maybe mathematical logic? Analysis? Topology? The more self-contained the book, the better, to a point.
Thoughts?
Thanks very much for your time!
Ideally, it would do this and only this, unless it is your opinion that there should be one or two more intermediate steps or final steps (quaternions?). I am interested in a book that doesn't divert from this path much, if at all.
I don't have a terrific idea of the prerequisites involved; I'm guessing some set theory and maybe mathematical logic? Analysis? Topology? The more self-contained the book, the better, to a point.
Thoughts?
Thanks very much for your time!