LEADER 02872nam 2200649 a 450 001 9910827524703321 005 20240416174308.0 010 $a0-8018-9689-4 035 $a(CKB)2520000000007559 035 $a(OCoLC)550617234 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10363231 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000340426 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11264170 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000340426 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10387466 035 $a(PQKB)10109920 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3318485 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2747 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3318485 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10363231 035 $a(OCoLC)923194658 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC30378447 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL30378447 035 $a(EXLCZ)992520000000007559 100 $a20060807d2007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe mind of the mathematician /$fMichael Fitzgerald and Ioan James 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aBaltimore $cJohns Hopkins University Press$d2007 215 $a1 online resource (196 p.) 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-8018-8587-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 163-174) and index. 327 $aIntro -- 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. 330 $aThese 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. 606 $aMathematicians$xPsychology 606 $aMathematics$xPsychological aspects 606 $aMathematical ability 606 $aMathematical ability$xSex differences 615 0$aMathematicians$xPsychology. 615 0$aMathematics$xPsychological aspects. 615 0$aMathematical ability. 615 0$aMathematical ability$xSex differences. 676 $a510.1/9 700 $aFitzgerald$b Michael$f1946-$01676092 701 $aJames$b I. M$g(Ioan Mackenzie),$f1928-$01622845 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910827524703321 996 $aThe mind of the mathematician$94120104 997 $aUNINA