I, Mathematician
I, Mathematician
Peter Cassaza, University of Missouri, Columbia
Steven Krantz, Washington University, St Louis
Randi D. Ruden
Steven Krantz, Washington University, St Louis
Randi D. Ruden
August 2015
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What do mathematicians think of themselves, and what do others think of them? These musings, the theme of a special session at the San Jose MathFest of 2007, resonate with a large and diverse group of mathematicians and students, for these are the questions that govern the way that mathematicians live. A large and diverse group of mathematicians and mathematical people were assembled to offer their views on these matters. The contributions represent a vast array of perspectives on the psychology of the mathematician. It is hoped that readers will find the thoughts assembled here stimulating and cause for further rumination.
- Contains fascinating musings on tension between truth and beauty, teaching and learning of mathematics, and sociology of the mathematical community, among other topics
- A thought-provoking read for anyone interested in mathematics
- Provides comment from many highly eminent mathematicians
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August 2015Paperback
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285 pages
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Table of Contents
- Preface
- Part I. Who Are Mathematicians?: Foreword to Who Are Mathematicians?
- 1. Mathematicians and mathematics Michael Aschbacher
- 2. What are mathematicians really like? Observations of a spouse Pamela Aschbacher
- 3. Mathematics: arts and science Michael Atiyah
- 4. A mathematician's survival guide Peter G. Casazza
- 5. We are different Underwood Dudley
- 6. The naked lecturer T. W. Körner
- 7. Through a glass darkly Steven G. Krantz
- 8. What's a nice guy like me doing in a place like this? Alan H. Schoenfeld
- 9. A mathematician's eye view Ian Stewart
- 10. I am a mathematician V. S. Varadarajan
- Part II. On Becoming a Mathematician: Foreword to On Becoming a Mathematician
- 11. Mathematics and teaching Hyman Bass
- 12. Who we are and how we got that way? Jonathan M. Borwein
- 13. Social class and mathematical values in the USA Roger Cooke
- 14. The badly taught high school calculus lesson and the mathematical journey it led me to Keith Devlin
- 15. The psychology of being a mathematician Sol Garfunkel
- 16. Dynamics of mathematical groups Jane Hawkins
- 17. Mathematics, art, civilization Yuri I. Manin
- 18. Questions about mathematics Harold R. Parks
- 19. A woman mathematician's journey Mei-Chi Shaw
- Part III. Why I Became a Mathematician: Foreword to Why I Became a Mathematician
- 20. Why I became a mathematician: a personal account Harold P. Boas
- 21. Why I became a mathematician? Aline Bonami
- 22. Why I am a mathematician John P. D'Angelo
- 23. Why I am a mathematician Robert E. Greene
- 24. Why I am a mathematician Jenny Harrison
- 25. Why I became a mathematician Rodolfo H. Torres.
