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Mathematics & Common Sense
A Case of Creative Tension
Inbunden, 2006
1828 kr
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From the Preface: "This book is addressed to all who are curious about the nature of mathematics and its role in society. It is neither a text book nor a specialists' book. It consists of a number of loosely linked essays that may be read independently and for which I have tried to provide a …
Methods of Operations Research
Av Philip J Davis, Philip M.Morse And George
Häftad, 2003
258 kr
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Mathematical Encounters of the Second Kind
Inbunden, 1996
497 kr
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A number of years ago, Harriet Sheridan, then Dean of Brown University, organized a series oflectures in which individual faculty members described how it came about that they entered their various fields. I was invited to participate in this series and found in the invitation an opportunity to …
Circulant Matrices
Inbunden, 2013
832 kr
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A circulant matrix is one in which a basic row of numbers is repeated again and again, but with a shift in position. Such matrices have connection to problems in physics, signal and image processing, probability, statistics, numerical analysis, algebraic coding theory, and many other areas. At the …
Mathematics & Common Sense
A Case of Creative Tension
E-bok, 2006
1000 kr
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From the Preface: This book is addressed to all who are curious about the nature of mathematics and its role in society. It is neither a text book nor a specialists'' book. It consists of a number of loosely linked essays that may be read independently and for which I have tried to provide a …
Education of a Mathematician
E-bok, 2000
1085 kr
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In this charming memoir, a renowned mathematician and winner of the American Book Award traces his career in mathematics from early lessons in horse racing and the realities of life to his adventures on the lecture circuit. A thought-provoking mix of autobiography, history, and insights into the …
Ancient Loons
Stories Pingree Told Me
E-bok, 2016
1437 kr
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"Ah, I''m Pingree. We meet again. Splendid. Won''t you sit down?"I looked around David''s room. Short of the library stacks, I had never seen so many books piled into a single room. Where could I sit down? Every square inch of horizontal surface was covered. Books, papers, notes, manuscripts-all …
Ancient Loons
Stories Pingree Told Me
Häftad, 2017
1215 kr
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"Ah, I’m Pingree. We meet again. Splendid. Won’t you sit down?"I looked around David’s room. Short of the library stacks, I had never seen so many books piled into a single room. Where could I sit down? Every square inch of horizontal surface was covered. Books, papers, notes, manuscripts—all …
Education of a Mathematician
E-bok, 2000
1085 kr
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In this charming memoir, a renowned mathematician and winner of the American Book Award traces his career in mathematics from early lessons in horse racing and the realities of life to his adventures on the lecture circuit. A thought-provoking mix of autobiography, history, and insights into the …
Mathematics & Common Sense
A Case of Creative Tension
E-bok, 2006
989 kr
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From the Preface: This book is addressed to all who are curious about the nature of mathematics and its role in society. It is neither a text book nor a specialists'' book. It consists of a number of loosely linked essays that may be read independently and for which I have tried to provide a …
Mathematical Encounters of the Second Kind
E-bok, 2012
558 kr
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A number of years ago, Harriet Sheridan, then Dean of Brown University, organized a series oflectures in which individual faculty members described how it came about that they entered their various fields. I was invited to participate in this series and found in the invitation an opportunity to …
Companion Guide to the Mathematical Experience
Study Edition
Av Elena A. Marchisotto, Reuben Hersh m. fl.
E-bok, 2013
1140 kr
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Mathematical Encounters of the Second Kind
Häftad, 2011
443 kr
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A number of years ago, Harriet Sheridan, then Dean of Brown University, organized a series oflectures in which individual faculty members described how it came about that they entered their various fields. I was invited to participate in this series and found in the invitation an opportunity to …
Ancient Loons
Stories Pingree Told Me
Inbunden, 2011
3638 kr
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"Ah, I’m Pingree. We meet again. Splendid. Won’t you sit down?"I looked around David’s room. Short of the library stacks, I had never seen so many books piled into a single room. Where could I sit down? Every square inch of horizontal surface was covered. Books, papers, notes, manuscripts—all …
Ancient Loons
Stories Pingree Told Me
E-bok, 2016
1526 kr
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"Ah, I''m Pingree. We meet again. Splendid. Won''t you sit down?"I looked around David''s room. Short of the library stacks, I had never seen so many books piled into a single room. Where could I sit down? Every square inch of horizontal surface was covered. Books, papers, notes, manuscripts-all …
Unity and Disunity and Other Mathematical Essays
Häftad, 2015
594 kr
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This book is a mathematical potpourri. Its material originated in classroom presentations, formal lectures, sections of earlier books, book reviews, or just things written by the author for his own pleasure. Written in a nontechnical fashion, this book expresses the unique vision and attitude of …
Thomas Gray in Copenhagen
In Which the Philosopher Cat Meets the Ghost of Hans Christian Andersen
E-bok, 2013
734 kr
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The further adventures of a feline philosopher and friend . Could it be? Hans Christian Andersen - who wrote so lovingly of inchworms and ugly ducklings - an unrepentant despiser of cats? That''s the rumor that the philosophical feline, Thomas Gray, and her (yes, her) cohort, Cambridge don Lucas …
Thomas Gray in Copenhagen
In Which the Philosopher Cat Meets the Ghost of Hans Christian Andersen
Häftad, 2013
506 kr
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The further adventures of a feline philosopher and friend.Could it be? Hans Christian Andersen - who wrote so lovingly of inchworms and ugly ducklings - an unrepentant despiser of cats? That's the rumor that the philosophical feline, Thomas Gray, and her (yes, her) cohort, Cambridge don Lucas …
Methods of Numerical Integration
Av Philip Rabinowitz, Philip J. Davis m. fl.
E-bok, 2014
1045 kr
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Methods of Numerical Integration, Second Edition describes the theoretical and practical aspects of major methods of numerical integration. Numerical integration is the study of how the numerical value of an integral can be found. This book contains six chapters and begins with a discussion of the …
Mathematics, Substance and Surmise
Views on the Meaning and Ontology of Mathematics
Av Ernest Davis, Philip J. Davis
Inbunden, 2015
552 kr
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The seventeen thought-provoking and engaging essays in this collection present readers with a wide range of diverse perspectives on the ontology of mathematics. The essays address such questions as: What kind of things are mathematical objects? What kinds of assertions do mathematical statements …
Mathematics, Substance and Surmise
Views on the Meaning and Ontology of Mathematics
Av Philip J. Davis, Ernest Davis
E-bok, 2015
734 kr
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The seventeen thought-provoking and engaging essays in this collection present readers with a wide range of diverse perspectives on the ontology of mathematics. The essays address such questions as: What kind of things are mathematical objects? What kinds of assertions do mathematical statements …
Mathematics, Substance and Surmise
Views on the Meaning and Ontology of Mathematics
Av Ernest Davis, Philip J. Davis
Häftad, 2016
552 kr
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The seventeen thought-provoking and engaging essays in this collection present readers with a wide range of diverse perspectives on the ontology of mathematics. The essays address such questions as: What kind of things are mathematical objects? What kinds of assertions do mathematical statements …
Schwarz Function and Its Applications
Häftad, 1974
664 kr
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H. A. Schwarz showed us how to extend the notion of reflection in straight lines and circles to reflection in an arbitrary analytic arc. Notable applications were made to the symmetry principle and to problems of analytic continuation. Reflection, in the hands of Schwarz, is an antianalytic …
Education of a Mathematician
Inbunden, 2000
651 kr
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In this charming memoir, a renowned mathematician and winner of the American Book Award traces his career in mathematics from early lessons in horse racing and the realities of life to his adventures on the lecture circuit. A thought-provoking mix of autobiography, history, and insights into the …
