The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities - Softcover

Dunham, William

 
9780471176619: The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0471176613 ISBN 13: 9780471176619
Verlag: Wiley, 1997

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"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist

"Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are." -- Nature

"If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe."
* New Scientist

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WILLIAM DUNHAM, Ph.D., is the Truman Koehler Professor ofMathematics at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Theauthor of the acclaimed Journey Through Genius, he was awarded the1993 George Pólya Award of the Mathematical Association ofAmerica for excellence in expository writing about mathematics. Heis also the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for theHumanities.

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"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides — Booklist

"Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . . he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach, and he writes so that they are." — Nature

"If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them The Mathematical Universe."

  • New Scientist

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Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquant anecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist

Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . . he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wants to reach, and he writes so that they are. -- Nature

If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them The Mathematical Universe.

  • New Scientist

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Verlag
Wiley
Erscheinungsdatum
1997
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0471176613
ISBN 13 
9780471176619
Einband
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Anzahl der Seiten
320
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