The Mathematical Universe
An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities
Published on 21. February 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
320 pages
978-0-471-17661-9 (ISBN)
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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
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"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
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Edition
Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
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Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
491 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-17661-9 (9780471176619)
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The Mathematical Universe
An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities
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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 Polya 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.
Content
Arithmetic.
Bernoulli Trials.
Circle.
Differential Calculus.
Euler.
Fermat.
Greek Geometry.
Hypotenuse.
Isoperimetric Problem.
Justification.
Knighted Newton.
Lost Leibniz.
Mathematical Personality.
Natural Logarithm.
Origins.
Prime Number Theorem.
Quotient.
Russell's Paradox.
Spherical Surface.
Trisection.
Utility.
Venn Diagram.
Where Are the Women?
X-Y Plane.
Z.
Afterword.
Notes.
Index.
Bernoulli Trials.
Circle.
Differential Calculus.
Euler.
Fermat.
Greek Geometry.
Hypotenuse.
Isoperimetric Problem.
Justification.
Knighted Newton.
Lost Leibniz.
Mathematical Personality.
Natural Logarithm.
Origins.
Prime Number Theorem.
Quotient.
Russell's Paradox.
Spherical Surface.
Trisection.
Utility.
Venn Diagram.
Where Are the Women?
X-Y Plane.
Z.
Afterword.
Notes.
Index.