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E-Book, Englisch, Band 2, 416 Seiten
Reihe: The Best Writing on Mathematics
ISBN: 978-1-4008-3954-4
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)
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Weitere Infos & Material
FrontMatter, pg. i
Contents, pg. vii
Foreword: Recreational Mathematics, pg. xi
Introduction, pg. xvii
What is Mathematics For?, pg. 1
A Tisket, a Tasket, an Apollonian Gasket, pg. 13
The Quest for God’s Number, pg. 27
Meta-morphism: From Graduate Student to Networked Mathematician, pg. 35
One, Two, Many: Individuality and Collectivity in Mathematics, pg. 43
Reflections on the Decline of Mathematical Tables, pg. 51
Under-Represented Then Over-Represented:, pg. 55
Did Over-Reliance on Mathematical Models for Risk Assessment Create the Financial Crisis?, pg. 67
Fill in the Blanks:, pg. 75
The Great Principles of Computing, pg. 82
Computer Generation of Ribbed Sculptures, pg. 93
Lorenz System Offers Manifold Possibilities for Art, pg. 115
Celebrating Mathematics in Stone and Bronze, pg. 150
Mathematics Education, pg. 169
Thinking and Comprehending in the Mathematics Classroom, pg. 188
Teaching Research: Encouraging Discoveries, pg. 203
Reflections of an Accidental Theorist, pg. 219
The Conjoint Origin of Proof and Theoretical Physics, pg. 236
What Makes Mathematics Mathematics?, pg. 257
What Anti-realism in Philosophy of Mathematics Must Offer, pg. 286
Seeing Numbers, pg. 312
Autism and Mathematical Talent, pg. 330
How Much Math is Too Much Math?, pg. 336
Hidden Dimensions, pg. 347
Playing with Matches, pg. 356
Notable Texts, pg. 367
Contributors, pg. 371
Acknowledgments, pg. 379
Credits, pg. 381
