The mind of the mathematician / / Michael Fitzgerald and Ioan James

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827524703321
• Autore: Fitzgerald Michael <1946->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007
• ISBN: 0-8018-9689-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (196 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): JamesI. M <1928-> (Ioan Mackenzie)
• Disciplina: 510.1/9
• Soggetti: Mathematicians - Psychology; Mathematics - Psychological aspects; Mathematical ability; Mathematical ability - Sex differences
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-174) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: TOUR OF THE LITERATURE -- Chapter 1. Mathematicians and Their World -- Chapter 2. Mathematical Ability -- Chapter 3. The Dynamics of Mathematical Creation -- PART II: TWENTY MATHEMATICAL PERSONALITIES -- Chapter 4. Lagrange, Gauss, Cauchy, and Dirichlet -- Chapter 5. Hamilton, Galois, Byron, and Riemann -- Chapter 6. Cantor, Kovalevskaya, Poincaré, and Hilbert -- Chapter 7. Hadamard, Hardy, Noether, and Ramanujan -- Chapter 8. Fisher, Wiener, Dirac, and Gödel -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: These topics, together with a succinct analysis of some of the great mathematical personalities of the past three centuries, combine to form an eclectic and fascinating blend of story and scientific inquiry.