You failed your math test, comrade Einstein [[electronic resource] ] : adventures and misadventures of young mathematicians or test your skills in almost recreational mathematics / / edited by M. Shifman

• Pubblicazione: New Jersey, : World Scientific, 2005
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (234 p.)
• Disciplina: 510.2347; 510.711; 510.92
• Soggetto topico: Mathematics; Mathematics - Study and teaching (Higher) - Soviet Union; Mathematical recreations
• Soggetto geografico: Soviet Union History
• Altri autori: ShifmanMikhail A
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: FROM THE EDITOR; Mathematics at the service of ideology of "real socialism"; On this book; Thank you; List of Contributors and Advisors; References; CONTENTS; PART 1; MEKH-MAT ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS PROBLEMS; SOLUTIONS TO THE YEAR 2000 INTERNATIONAL MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD; MY ROLE AS AN OUTSIDER; PART 2; INTELLECTUAL GENOCIDE; REMARKS; SCIENCE AND TOTALITARIANISM a; ADMISSION TO THE MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENTS IN RUSSIA IN THE 1970's AND 1980's a; ENTRANCE EXAMINATION TO THE MEKHMAT a; PART 3; FREE EDUCATION AT THE HIGHEST PRICE:; JEWISH UNIVERSITY a; REMEMBERING BELLA ABRAMOVNAa ; BELLA ABRAMOVNA SUBBOTOVSKAYA a
• Sommario/riassunto: This groundbreaking work features two essays written by the renowned mathematician Ilan Vardi. The first essay presents a thorough analysis of contrived problems suggested to "undesirable" applicants to the Department of Mathematics of Moscow University. His second essay gives an in-depth discussion of solutions to the Year 2000 International Mathematical Olympiad, with emphasis on the comparison of the olympiad problems to those given at the Moscow University entrance examinations. The second part of the book provides a historical background of a unique phenomenon in mathematics, which flouri
• Titolo autorizzato: You failed your math test, comrade Einstein
• ISBN: 1-281-89692-6; 9786611896928; 981-270-116-8
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910783922003321
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