G. S. Carr
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George Shoobridge Carr wrote Synopsis of Pure Mathematics
(1886). This book, first published in England in 1880, was read and studied closely by Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan when he was a teenager.
Carr was a private coach for the Tripos mathematics examinations
at the University of Cambridge
, and the Synopsis was written as a study guide for those examinations.
Synopsis of Pure Mathematics
Synopsis of Pure Mathematics is a book by G. S. Carr, written in 1886. The book attempted to summarize the state of most of the basic mathematics known at the time....
(1886). This book, first published in England in 1880, was read and studied closely by Srinivasa Aiyangar Ramanujan when he was a teenager.
Carr was a private coach for the Tripos mathematics examinations
Cambridge Mathematical Tripos
The Mathematical Tripos is the taught mathematics course at the University of Cambridge. It is the oldest Tripos that is examined in Cambridge.-Origin:...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
, and the Synopsis was written as a study guide for those examinations.