ENGLISH

The music of reason: experience the beauty of mathematics through quotations

By Pappas , Theoni

Book information

Publisher
Wide World Publishing
Year
1995
ISBN
9781884550690, 188455069X, 1-884550-04-5, 0-933174-99-3, 0-933174-89-6, 0-933174-65-9, 0-933174-73-X, 0-933174-28-4, 0-933174-74-8, 0-933174-78-0
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
1 MB (1111477 bytes)
Pages
145\145
Library
kolxo3
Time added
2019-04-25 18:00:00

Description

Learn what Alice in Wonderland, Albert Einstein, William Shakespeare, Mae West, Plato and others have to say about mathematics. In this collection of quotations about mathematics and its connections to the imagination, humor, arts, history, nature, etc. comes from a wide variety of mathematicians, writers, scientists, artists and celebrities. With each chapter of quotations, Pappas has written a short insightful essay about mathematics, and has created graphics which enhance the thoughts and quotations.  Read more... Abstract: Learn what Alice in Wonderland, Albert Einstein, William Shakespeare, Mae West, Plato and others have to say about mathematics. In this collection of quotations about mathematics and its connections to the imagination, humor, arts, history, nature, etc. comes from a wide variety of mathematicians, writers, scientists, artists and celebrities. With each chapter of quotations, Pappas has written a short insightful essay about mathematics, and has created graphics which enhance the thoughts and quotations

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