02872nam 2200649 a 450 991082752470332120240416174308.00-8018-9689-4(CKB)2520000000007559(OCoLC)550617234(CaPaEBR)ebrary10363231(SSID)ssj0000340426(PQKBManifestationID)11264170(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340426(PQKBWorkID)10387466(PQKB)10109920(MiAaPQ)EBC3318485(MdBmJHUP)muse2747(Au-PeEL)EBL3318485(CaPaEBR)ebr10363231(OCoLC)923194658(MiAaPQ)EBC30378447(Au-PeEL)EBL30378447(EXLCZ)99252000000000755920060807d2007 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrThe mind of the mathematician /Michael Fitzgerald and Ioan James1st ed.Baltimore Johns Hopkins University Press20071 online resource (196 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph0-8018-8587-6 Includes bibliographical references (p. 163-174) and index.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.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.MathematiciansPsychologyMathematicsPsychological aspectsMathematical abilityMathematical abilitySex differencesMathematiciansPsychology.MathematicsPsychological aspects.Mathematical ability.Mathematical abilitySex differences.510.1/9Fitzgerald Michael1946-1676092James I. M(Ioan Mackenzie),1928-1622845MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910827524703321The mind of the mathematician4120104UNINA