Is Maths Real?: How Simple Questions Lead Us to Mathematics’ Deepest Truths
Autor Eugenia Chengen Limba Engleză Hardback – 31 mai 2023
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781788169523
ISBN-10: 1788169522
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: Diagrams
Dimensiuni: 144 x 216 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Ediția:Main
Editura: Profile
Colecția Profile Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 1788169522
Pagini: 336
Ilustrații: Diagrams
Dimensiuni: 144 x 216 x 40 mm
Greutate: 0.44 kg
Ediția:Main
Editura: Profile
Colecția Profile Books
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
Eugenia Cheng is Scientist in Residence at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and Honorary Visiting Fellow of Pure Mathematics at City, University of London. A Cambridge graduate, she previously taught at the Universities of Cambridge, Chicago and Nice. She is also a concert pianist, fluent in French, and the author of several Profile bestsellers, including How to Bake Pi and x + y.
Recenzii
A generous tour of mathematics for anyone whose instincts tend less towards "Just tell me the answer" and more towards "Wait, but why?"
Intriguing ... Celebrates the dizziness and disorientation engendered by childlike questions that hint at the deep mysteries beneath
Passionate, eye-opening and accessible ... a love letter to the curious spirit of the discipline
A brilliant rebuttal to those who see math as only about right answers, rather than about creative discovery. [Cheng] masterfully uncovers what's simply profound in the profoundly simple
Discover what it feels like to be a real mathematician ... This is a human pursuit, depicted here from the inside
An entertaining foray into the more philosophical realms of mathematics ... for the budding mathematician in the house, to say nothing of lovers of puzzles and enigmas
Praise for x + y: 'A way of seeing this exhausting debate from a completely new angle ... bold and optimistic
A fascinating, disarmingly accessible read and a wonderful example of what academics should in general do much more of
Compelling ... x+y provides useful new tools for change, for those - like me - involved in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. For those who are not yet involved, she sets out reasons to become so. And I'm a new fan of pure mathematics. Dr Cheng, can we be friends?
This book changed my life in the most beautiful way. Eugenia Cheng doesn't just explain why the way our society conceptualizes gender is all wrong - she proposes a new way of thinking about - and beyond - gender. Through accessible graphs and brilliant metaphor, Cheng pushes her readers instead to think about a person's behavior ... Stunning
Intriguing ... Celebrates the dizziness and disorientation engendered by childlike questions that hint at the deep mysteries beneath
Passionate, eye-opening and accessible ... a love letter to the curious spirit of the discipline
A brilliant rebuttal to those who see math as only about right answers, rather than about creative discovery. [Cheng] masterfully uncovers what's simply profound in the profoundly simple
Discover what it feels like to be a real mathematician ... This is a human pursuit, depicted here from the inside
An entertaining foray into the more philosophical realms of mathematics ... for the budding mathematician in the house, to say nothing of lovers of puzzles and enigmas
Praise for x + y: 'A way of seeing this exhausting debate from a completely new angle ... bold and optimistic
A fascinating, disarmingly accessible read and a wonderful example of what academics should in general do much more of
Compelling ... x+y provides useful new tools for change, for those - like me - involved in diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. For those who are not yet involved, she sets out reasons to become so. And I'm a new fan of pure mathematics. Dr Cheng, can we be friends?
This book changed my life in the most beautiful way. Eugenia Cheng doesn't just explain why the way our society conceptualizes gender is all wrong - she proposes a new way of thinking about - and beyond - gender. Through accessible graphs and brilliant metaphor, Cheng pushes her readers instead to think about a person's behavior ... Stunning