Mathematical Apocrypha
Mathematical Apocrypha
$36.99
USDThis book contains a collection of tales about mathematicians and the mathematical, derived from the author's experience. It shares with the reader the nature of the mathematical enterprise, and gives a glimpse of mathematical culture. The book brings legendary names to life, and shares little known stories about names we have heard all our lives. The book is written in a brisk and engaging manner and it also includes a number of attractive photographs and illustrations.
- Engaging and entertaining accounts of mathematics and mathematicians
- Gives insights into some of the great contemporary mathematicians
Reviews & endorsements
'… a fascinating and amusing collection of stories about mathematicians and the mathematical world … The pace is quick and I have to admit that I read it in one sitting and then left it by the loo so that I could skim through again looking for my favourites … I hope that a really wide audience will read it as it brings to life a world that most people cannot imagine.' The Mathematical Gazette
Product details
September 2002Paperback
9780883855393
226 pages
230 × 154 × 15 mm
0.326kg
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Table of Contents
- 1. Great foolishness
- 2. Great affrontery
- 3. Great ideas
- 4. Great failures
- 5. Great pranks
- 6. Great people.
