Umfang:
X, 308 S
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Ill., graph. Darst
ISBN:
074329405X
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9780743294065
,
9780743294058
Inhalt:
This fascinating exploration of the great discoveries of history's most important mathematicians seeks an answer to the eternal question: Does mathematics hold the key to understanding the mysteries of the physical world?
Inhalt:
A mystery -- Mystics : the numerologist and the philsopher -- Magicians : the master and the heretic -- Magicians : the skeptic and the giant -- Statisticians and probabilists : the science of uncertainty -- Geometers : future shock -- Logicians : thinking about reasoning -- Unreasonable effectiveness? -- On the human mind, mathematics, and the universe
Anmerkung:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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A mystery -- Mystics : the numerologist and the philsopher -- Magicians : the master and the heretic -- Magicians : the skeptic and the giant -- Statisticians and probabilists : the science of uncertainty -- Geometers : future shock -- Logicians : thinking about reasoning -- Unreasonable effectiveness? -- On the human mind, mathematics, and the universe.
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Mathematik
Schlagwort(e):
Mathematik
;
Philosophie
;
Mathematiker
;
Forschungsergebnis
;
Geschichte
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008045850-s.html
URL:
http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0902/2008045850-t.html
Mehr zum Autor:
Livio, Mario 1945-
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