The mind of the mathematician / / Michael Fitzgerald and Ioan James
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| Autore: |
Fitzgerald Michael <1946->
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| Titolo: |
The mind of the mathematician / / Michael Fitzgerald and Ioan James
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| Pubblicazione: | Baltimore, : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007 |
| Edizione: | 1st ed. |
| Descrizione fisica: | 1 online resource (196 p.) |
| Disciplina: | 510.1/9 |
| Soggetto topico: | Mathematicians - Psychology |
| Mathematics - Psychological aspects | |
| Mathematical ability | |
| Mathematical ability - Sex differences | |
| Altri autori: |
JamesI. M <1928-> (Ioan Mackenzie)
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| 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. |
| Titolo autorizzato: | The mind of the mathematician |
| ISBN: | 0-8018-9689-4 |
| Formato: | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione: | Inglese |
| Record Nr.: | 9910827524703321 |
| Lo trovi qui: | Univ. Federico II |
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