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Letters to a Young Mathematician - Ian Stewart
Letters to a Young Mathematician
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During his illustrious career, mathematician Ian Stewart has written 140 advanced research papers and six infinitely more interesting books on his specialty, including the justly popular Flatterland. In Letters to a Young Mathematician, he invites us into his mind and his vocation. He explains... show more
During his illustrious career, mathematician Ian Stewart has written 140 advanced research papers and six infinitely more interesting books on his specialty, including the justly popular Flatterland. In Letters to a Young Mathematician, he invites us into his mind and his vocation. He explains what mathematicians do and why it is worth doing; discusses the role of beauty in mathematical thinking; talks about the relationship between logic and proof; and speculates about the future of the science of numbers.
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Format: paperback
ISBN: 9780465082322 (0465082327)
Publisher: Basic Books
Pages no: 224
Edition language: English
Category:
Non Fiction, Science, Popular Science, Philosophy, Mathematics
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