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Author | : Alexander Jones |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 2016-02-03 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 3319258656 |
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This book explores facets of Otto Neugebauer's career, his impact on the history and practice of mathematics, and the ways in which his legacy has been preserved or transformed in recent decades, looking ahead to the directions in which the study of the history of science will head in the twenty-first century. Neugebauer, more than any other scholar of recent times, shaped the way we perceive premodern science. Through his scholarship and influence on students and collaborators, he inculcated both an approach to historical research on ancient and medieval mathematics and astronomy through precise mathematical and philological study of texts, and a vision of these sciences as systems of knowledge and method that spread outward from the ancient Near Eastern civilizations, crossing cultural boundaries and circulating over a tremendous geographical expanse of the Old World from the Atlantic to India.
Author | : Peter D. Schumer |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 216 |
Release | : 2004-02-11 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9780471220664 |
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A colorful tour through the intriguing world of mathematics Take a grand tour of the best of modern math, its most elegant solutions, most clever discoveries, most mind-bending propositions, and most impressive personalities. Writing with a light touch while showing the real mathematics, author Peter Schumer introduces you to the history of mathematics, number theory, combinatorics, geometry, graph theory, and "recreational mathematics." Requiring only high school math and a healthy curiosity, Mathematical Journeys helps you explore all those aspects of math that mathematicians themselves find most delightful. You’ll discover brilliant, sometimes quirky and humorous tidbits like how to compute the digits of pi, the Josephus problem, mathematical amusements such as Nim and Wythoff’s game, pizza slicing, and clever twists on rolling dice.
Author | : Sarah Flannery |
Publisher | : Algonquin Books |
Total Pages | : 364 |
Release | : 2002-01-01 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781565123779 |
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Originally published in England and cowritten with her father, "In Code" is "a wonderfully moving story about the thrill of the mathematical chase" ("Nature") and "a paean to intellectual adventure" ("Times Educational Supplement"). A memoir in mathematics, it is all about how a girl next door became an award-winning mathematician. photo insert.
Author | : Allison K. Henrich |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 136 |
Release | : 2019 |
Genre | : Academic achievement |
ISBN | : 9781470452810 |
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Wow! This is a powerful book that addresses a long-standing elephant in the mathematics room. Many people learning math ask ``Why is math so hard for me while everyone else understands it?'' and ``Am I good enough to succeed in math?'' In answering these questions the book shares personal stories from many now-accomplished mathematicians affirming that ``You are not alone; math is hard for everyone'' and ``Yes; you are good enough.'' Along the way the book addresses other issues such as biases and prejudices that mathematicians encounter, and it provides inspiration and emotional support for mathematicians ranging from the experienced professor to the struggling mathematics student. --Michael Dorff, MAA President This book is a remarkable collection of personal reflections on what it means to be, and to become, a mathematician. Each story reveals a unique and refreshing understanding of the barriers erected by our cultural focus on ``math is hard.'' Indeed, mathematics is hard, and so are many other things--as Stephen Kennedy points out in his cogent introduction. This collection of essays offers inspiration to students of mathematics and to mathematicians at every career stage. --Jill Pipher, AMS President This book is published in cooperation with the Mathematical Association of America.
Author | : Wladimir-Georges Boskoff |
Publisher | : Springer Nature |
Total Pages | : 556 |
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ISBN | : 303154823X |
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Author | : D. J. Acheson |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9780198516231 |
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This excellent book, written by the established author David Acheson, makes mathematics accessible to everyone. Providing an entertaining and witty overview of the subject, the text includes several fascinating puzzles, and is accompanied by numerous illustrations and sketches by world famouscartoonists. This unusual book is one of the most readable explanations of mathematics available.
Author | : Joseph J. Rotman |
Publisher | : Courier Corporation |
Total Pages | : 323 |
Release | : 2013-01-18 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 0486151689 |
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This treatment covers the mechanics of writing proofs, the area and circumference of circles, and complex numbers and their application to real numbers. 1998 edition.
Author | : Martin Loebl |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 829 |
Release | : 2017-10-11 |
Genre | : Computers |
ISBN | : 3319444794 |
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This collection of high-quality articles in the field of combinatorics, geometry, algebraic topology and theoretical computer science is a tribute to Jiří Matoušek, who passed away prematurely in March 2015. It is a collaborative effort by his colleagues and friends, who have paid particular attention to clarity of exposition – something Jirka would have approved of. The original research articles, surveys and expository articles, written by leading experts in their respective fields, map Jiří Matoušek’s numerous areas of mathematical interest.
Author | : Marcus du Sautoy |
Publisher | : HarperCollins UK |
Total Pages | : 404 |
Release | : 2012-05-31 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 0007380879 |
Download Finding Moonshine: A Mathematician's Journey Through Symmetry (Text Only) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
This new ebook from the author of 'The Music of the Primes' combines a personal insight into the mind of a working mathematician with the story of one of the biggest adventures in mathematics: the search for symmetry.
Author | : Stephen Fletcher Hewson |
Publisher | : World Scientific Publishing Company |
Total Pages | : 672 |
Release | : 2009-01-20 |
Genre | : Mathematics |
ISBN | : 9813101245 |
Download Mathematical Bridge, A: An Intuitive Journey In Higher Mathematics (2nd Edition) Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
Although higher mathematics is beautiful, natural and interconnected, to the uninitiated it can feel like an arbitrary mass of disconnected technical definitions, symbols, theorems and methods. An intellectual gulf needs to be crossed before a true, deep appreciation of mathematics can develop. This book bridges this mathematical gap. It focuses on the process of discovery as much as the content, leading the reader to a clear, intuitive understanding of how and why mathematics exists in the way it does.The narrative does not evolve along traditional subject lines: each topic develops from its simplest, intuitive starting point; complexity develops naturally via questions and extensions. Throughout, the book includes levels of explanation, discussion and passion rarely seen in traditional textbooks. The choice of material is similarly rich, ranging from number theory and the nature of mathematical thought to quantum mechanics and the history of mathematics. It rounds off with a selection of thought-provoking and stimulating exercises for the reader.