Recountings
This book traces the history of the MIT Department of Mathematics-one of the most important mathematics departments in the world-through candid, in-depth, lively conversations with a select and diverse group of its senior members. The process reveals much about the motivation, path, and impact of research mathematicians in a society that owes so much to this little understood and often mystifying section of its intellectual fabric. At a time when the mathematical experience touches and attracts more laypeople than ever, such a book contributes to our understanding and entertains through its personal approach.
| EAN: | 9781568817132 |
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Seitenzahl: | 330 |
| Produktart: | kartoniert, broschiert |
| Herausgeber: | Segel, Joel |
| Verlag: | Peters, A K |
| Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 11.02.2009 |
| Untertitel: | Conversations with MIT Mathematicians |
| Schlagworte: | Mathematiker |
| Größe: | 229 |
| Gewicht: | 640 g |
