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Fantasia Mathematica de Clifton Fadiman

Fantasia Mathematica

Editat de Clifton Fadiman
en Limba Engleză Paperback – apr 1997
Clifton Fadiman's classic collection of mathematical stories, essays and anecdotes is now once again available. Ranging from the poignant to the comical via the simply surreal, these selections include writing by Aldous Huxley, Martin Gardner, H.G. Wells, George Gamow, G.H. Hardy, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, and many others. Humorous, mysterious, and always entertaining, this collection is sure to bring a smile to the faces of mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780387949314
ISBN-10: 0387949313
Pagini: 324
Ilustrații: XI, 298 p.
Dimensiuni: 155 x 235 x 24 mm
Greutate: 1.01 kg
Ediția:1st ed. 1958, 2nd printing 1997
Editura: Springer
Colecția Copernicus
Locul publicării:New York, NY, United States

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Clifton Fadiman's classic collection of mathematical stories, essays and anecdotes first published in 1958, is now back in print. Ranging from the poignant to the comical to the surreal, these selections include writing by Aldous Huxley, Martin Gardner, H.G. Wells, George Gamow, G.H. Hardy, Plato, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, and many others. Humorous and mysterious, this collection will please mathematicians and everyone else who loves a good story full of stimulating ideas.In this intriguing collection of stories we learn of the young mathematician who chases his fiancee into the fourth dimension, how a group of Australian soldier's lives were saved by a lesson in basic topology, and of Mephisto's search for mathematical truth.Any interested reader will be amused, beguiled -- and perhaps even slightly instructed -- by this wonderfully diverse collection of writing. Clifton Fadiman's prolific career as an essayist, critic, anthologist, and radio show host has spanned the last five decades. His books include The Lifetime Reading Plan and a collection of essays, Party of One. He served for many years on the board of editors of the Book-of-the-Month Club.

Cuprins

Introduction; Part 1. Odd Numbers; Part 2. Imaginaries; Part 3. Fractions