Reality Conditions: Short Mathematical Fiction - Brossura

Kasman, Alex

 
9780883855522: Reality Conditions: Short Mathematical Fiction
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ISBN 10: 0883855526 ISBN 13: 9780883855522
Casa editrice: Mathematical Assn of Amer, 2005

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Where can you hear an old man in a nursing home tell of how he disproved Goldbach's Conjecture as part of an undergraduate research project? Get inside the mind of James Clerk Maxwell as he discovers electro-magnetic waves? Witness the 19th century's greatest mathematician finally get the credit she was denied by sexism and murder? In Reality Conditions, a collection of short stories spanning a variety of genres, you can share in these and other fictional mathematical experiences. Each story is a mathematical journey designed to entertain, educate and tantalize. There is something here for everyone: humor, drama, the little details to the big picture, science fiction to true histories. Through these stories, those with little mathematical background will encounter some of the most interesting parts of the field of mathematics for the first time. Even professional mathematicians will be captivated by ideas that take us to the limits of knowledge, addressing the questions of how mathematics is related to the human mind and how it is related to reality. The book is perfect for leisure reading. Join one of the leading experts in the area of mathematical fiction as he takes us on a whirlwind tour of mathematics, both real and imaginary.

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Editore
Mathematical Assn of Amer
Data di pubblicazione
2005
Lingua
Inglese
ISBN 10 
0883855526
ISBN 13 
9780883855522
Rilegatura
Copertina flessibile
Numero di pagine
247
Contatto del produttore
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Persona responsabile
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