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Letters to a Young Mathematician

By stewart , Ian

Book information

Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
ISBN
9780465082315, 0465082319, 9780465008414, 9780465082322, 0465082327
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
411 kB (420872 bytes)
Series
Art of mentoring series
Edition
Pbk. ed
Pages
xii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm\0
Time added
2020-07-26 19:24:52
Mathematics;Trivia and miscellanea;Mathematics --

Description

Why do math? -- How I almost became a lawyer -- The breadth of mathematics -- Hasn't it all been done? -- Surrounded by math -- How mathematicians think -- How to learn math -- Fear of proofs -- Can't computers solve everything? -- Mathematical storytelling -- Going for the jugular -- Blockbusters -- Impossible problems -- The career ladder -- Pure or applied? -- Where do you get those crazy ideas? -- How to teach math -- The mathematical community -- Pigs and pickup trucks -- Pleasures and perils of collaboration -- Is God a mathematician?

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