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Circles disturbed [[electronic resource] ] : the interplay of mathematics and narrative / / edited by Apostolos Doxiadis and Barry Mazur
| Circles disturbed [[electronic resource] ] : the interplay of mathematics and narrative / / edited by Apostolos Doxiadis and Barry Mazur |
| Edizione | [Core Textbook] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (593 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.1/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DoxiadēsApostolos K. <1953->
MazurBarry |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Language
Communication in mathematics Mathematics - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-45704-0
9786613457042 1-4008-4268-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. From Voyagers to Martyrs / Alexander, Amir -- Chapter 2. Structure of Crystal, Bucket of Dust / Galison, Peter -- Chapter 3. Deductive Narrative and the Epistemological Function of Belief in Mathematics / Nave, Federicala -- Chapter 4. Hilbert on Theology and Its Discontents / Mclarty, Colin -- Chapter 5. Do Androids Prove Theorems in Their Sleep? / Harris, Michael -- Chapter 6. Visions, Dreams, and Mathematics / Mazur, Barry -- Chapter 7. Vividness in Mathematics and Narrative / Gowers, Timothy -- Chapter 8. Mathematics and Narrative / Teissier, Bernard -- Chapter 9. Narrative and the Rationality of Mathematical Practice / Corfield, David -- Chapter 10. A Streetcar Named (among Other Things) Proof / Doxiadis, Apostolos -- Chapter 11. Mathematics and Narrative: An Aristotelian Perspective / Lloyd, G . E . R . -- Chapter 12. Adventures of the Diagonal: Non-Euclidean Mathematics and Narrative / Plotnitsky, Arkady -- Chapter 13. Formal Models in Narrative Analysis / Herman, David -- Chapter 14. Mathematics and Narrative: A Narratological Perspective / Margolin, Uri -- Chapter 15. Tales of Contingency, Contingencies of Telling / Meister, Jan Christoph -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910457168603321 |
| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Circles disturbed [[electronic resource] ] : the interplay of mathematics and narrative / / edited by Apostolos Doxiadis and Barry Mazur
| Circles disturbed [[electronic resource] ] : the interplay of mathematics and narrative / / edited by Apostolos Doxiadis and Barry Mazur |
| Edizione | [Core Textbook] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (593 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.1/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DoxiadēsApostolos K. <1953->
MazurBarry |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Language
Communication in mathematics Mathematics - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Alasdair MacIntyre
Archimedes Aristotle Bleak House Borel sets Bourbaki Carl Friedrich Gauss David Hilbert Emmy Noether Enlightenment G. E. R. Lloyd Georg Cantor Greece Jean-Pierre Vernant John Archibald Wheeler K-ness L'Algebra Leo Perutz Leopold Kronecker Middlemarch Paul Gordan Plato Rafael Bombelli Robert Thomason ThomasonДrobaugh article Tom Trobaugh abstraction aesthetic contingency algebra automated theorem provers axiomatic mathematics belief chiasmus clues cognitive meaning compound machines computational modeling computer simulations cubic equations deductive mathematics diagramma dreams energeia epistemology existential contingency explanation exploration mathematics finiteness theorems focalization forensic rhetoric formal models geometry ghost ghostwriter group highest common factor imaginary numbers incommensurability intuition irony literary narrative literature machine metaphor mathematical argument mathematical concepts mathematical enquiry mathematical line mathematical modeling mathematical models mathematical objects mathematical physics mathematicians mathematics metanarratology metaphor myth narrative analysis narrative representation narrative subjectivity narrative narratology negative numbers non-Euclidean epistemology non-Euclidean geometry non-Euclidean mathematics non-Euclidean physics non-Euclidean thinking orthe permutation groups perspective poetic storytelling polynomial equations proof quantum mechanics rational enquiry rationality reality scientific inquiry square roots story generator algorithm story grammars story storytelling structural linguistics symbols theology theorems tragic mathematical heroes truth variste Galois vestibular line visions visual line vividness |
| ISBN |
1-283-45704-0
9786613457042 1-4008-4268-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. From Voyagers to Martyrs / Alexander, Amir -- Chapter 2. Structure of Crystal, Bucket of Dust / Galison, Peter -- Chapter 3. Deductive Narrative and the Epistemological Function of Belief in Mathematics / Nave, Federicala -- Chapter 4. Hilbert on Theology and Its Discontents / Mclarty, Colin -- Chapter 5. Do Androids Prove Theorems in Their Sleep? / Harris, Michael -- Chapter 6. Visions, Dreams, and Mathematics / Mazur, Barry -- Chapter 7. Vividness in Mathematics and Narrative / Gowers, Timothy -- Chapter 8. Mathematics and Narrative / Teissier, Bernard -- Chapter 9. Narrative and the Rationality of Mathematical Practice / Corfield, David -- Chapter 10. A Streetcar Named (among Other Things) Proof / Doxiadis, Apostolos -- Chapter 11. Mathematics and Narrative: An Aristotelian Perspective / Lloyd, G . E . R . -- Chapter 12. Adventures of the Diagonal: Non-Euclidean Mathematics and Narrative / Plotnitsky, Arkady -- Chapter 13. Formal Models in Narrative Analysis / Herman, David -- Chapter 14. Mathematics and Narrative: A Narratological Perspective / Margolin, Uri -- Chapter 15. Tales of Contingency, Contingencies of Telling / Meister, Jan Christoph -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910778928403321 |
| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Circles disturbed : the interplay of mathematics and narrative / / edited by Apostolos Doxiadis and Barry Mazur
| Circles disturbed : the interplay of mathematics and narrative / / edited by Apostolos Doxiadis and Barry Mazur |
| Edizione | [Core Textbook] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (593 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.1/4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
DoxiadēsApostolos K. <1953->
MazurBarry |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Language
Communication in mathematics Mathematics - History |
| Soggetto non controllato |
Alasdair MacIntyre
Archimedes Aristotle Bleak House Borel sets Bourbaki Carl Friedrich Gauss David Hilbert Emmy Noether Enlightenment G. E. R. Lloyd Georg Cantor Greece Jean-Pierre Vernant John Archibald Wheeler K-ness L'Algebra Leo Perutz Leopold Kronecker Middlemarch Paul Gordan Plato Rafael Bombelli Robert Thomason ThomasonДrobaugh article Tom Trobaugh abstraction aesthetic contingency algebra automated theorem provers axiomatic mathematics belief chiasmus clues cognitive meaning compound machines computational modeling computer simulations cubic equations deductive mathematics diagramma dreams energeia epistemology existential contingency explanation exploration mathematics finiteness theorems focalization forensic rhetoric formal models geometry ghost ghostwriter group highest common factor imaginary numbers incommensurability intuition irony literary narrative literature machine metaphor mathematical argument mathematical concepts mathematical enquiry mathematical line mathematical modeling mathematical models mathematical objects mathematical physics mathematicians mathematics metanarratology metaphor myth narrative analysis narrative representation narrative subjectivity narrative narratology negative numbers non-Euclidean epistemology non-Euclidean geometry non-Euclidean mathematics non-Euclidean physics non-Euclidean thinking orthe permutation groups perspective poetic storytelling polynomial equations proof quantum mechanics rational enquiry rationality reality scientific inquiry square roots story generator algorithm story grammars story storytelling structural linguistics symbols theology theorems tragic mathematical heroes truth variste Galois vestibular line visions visual line vividness |
| ISBN |
1-283-45704-0
9786613457042 1-4008-4268-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Introduction -- Chapter 1. From Voyagers to Martyrs / Alexander, Amir -- Chapter 2. Structure of Crystal, Bucket of Dust / Galison, Peter -- Chapter 3. Deductive Narrative and the Epistemological Function of Belief in Mathematics / Nave, Federicala -- Chapter 4. Hilbert on Theology and Its Discontents / Mclarty, Colin -- Chapter 5. Do Androids Prove Theorems in Their Sleep? / Harris, Michael -- Chapter 6. Visions, Dreams, and Mathematics / Mazur, Barry -- Chapter 7. Vividness in Mathematics and Narrative / Gowers, Timothy -- Chapter 8. Mathematics and Narrative / Teissier, Bernard -- Chapter 9. Narrative and the Rationality of Mathematical Practice / Corfield, David -- Chapter 10. A Streetcar Named (among Other Things) Proof / Doxiadis, Apostolos -- Chapter 11. Mathematics and Narrative: An Aristotelian Perspective / Lloyd, G . E . R . -- Chapter 12. Adventures of the Diagonal: Non-Euclidean Mathematics and Narrative / Plotnitsky, Arkady -- Chapter 13. Formal Models in Narrative Analysis / Herman, David -- Chapter 14. Mathematics and Narrative: A Narratological Perspective / Margolin, Uri -- Chapter 15. Tales of Contingency, Contingencies of Telling / Meister, Jan Christoph -- Contributors -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807819803321 |
| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The language of mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : utilizing math in practice / / Robert L. Baber
| The language of mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : utilizing math in practice / / Robert L. Baber |
| Autore | Baber Robert Laurence |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (438 p.) |
| Disciplina |
510.1/4
510.14 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematical notation
English language - Machine translating |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-29461-3
9786613294616 1-118-06176-4 1-118-06177-2 1-118-06171-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; PART A INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW; 1 Introduction; 1.1 What Is Language?; 1.2 What Is Mathematics?; 1.3 Why Use Mathematics?; 1.4 Mathematics and Its Language; 1.5 The Role of Translating English to Mathematics in Applying Mathematics; 1.6 The Language of Mathematics vs. Mathematics vs. Mathematical Models; 1.7 Goals and Intended Readership; 1.8 Structure of the Book; 1.9 Guidelines for the Reader; 2 Preview: Some Statements in English and the Language of Mathematics; 2.1 An Ancient Problem: Planning the Digging of a Canal
2.2 The Wall Around the Ancient City of Uruk2.3 A Numerical Thought Puzzle; 2.4 A Nursery Rhyme; 2.5 Making a Pot of Tea; 2.6 Combining Data Files; 2.7 Selecting a Telephone Tariff; 2.8 Interest on Savings Accounts, Bonds, etc.; 2.9 Sales and Value-Added Tax on Sales of Goods and Services; 2.10 A Hand of Cards; 2.11 Shear and Moment in a Beam; 2.12 Forming Abbreviations of Names; 2.13 The Energy in Earth's Reflected Sunlight vs. That in Extracted Crude Oil; PART B MATHEMATICS AND ITS LANGUAGE; 3 Elements of the Language of Mathematics; 3.1 Values; 3.2 Variables; 3.3 Functions; 3.4 Expressions 3.4.1 Standard Functional Notation3.4.2 Infix Notation; 3.4.3 Tree Notation; 3.4.4 Prefix and Postfix Notation; 3.4.5 Tabular Notation; 3.4.6 Graphical Notation; 3.4.7 Figures, Drawings, and Diagrams; 3.4.8 Notation for Series and Quantification; 3.4.9 Specialized Notational Forms for Certain Expressions; 3.4.10 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Different Notational Forms; 3.5 Evaluating Variables, Functions, and Expressions; 3.5.1 Complete (Total) Evaluation; 3.5.2 Partial Evaluation; 3.5.3 Undefined Values of Functions and Expressions; 3.6 Representations of Values vs. Names of Variables 4 Important Structures and Concepts in the Language of Mathematics4.1 Common Structures of Values; 4.1.1 Sets; 4.1.2 Arrays (Indexed Variables), Subscripted Variables, and Matrices; 4.1.3 Sequences; 4.1.4 The Equivalence of Array Variables, Functions, Sequences, and Variables; 4.1.5 Direct Correspondence of Other Mathematical Objects and Structures; 4.1.6 Relations; 4.1.7 Finite State Machines; 4.2 Infinity; 4.3 Iterative Definitions and Recursion; 4.4 Convergence, Limits, and Bounds; 4.5 Calculus; 4.6 Probability Theory; 4.6.1 Mathematical Model of a Probabilistic Process 4.6.2 Mean, Median, Variance, and Deviation4.6.3 Independent Probabilistic Processes; 4.6.4 Dependent Probabilistic Processes and Conditional Probabilities; 4.7 Theorems; 4.8 Symbols and Notation; 5 Solving Problems Mathematically; 5.1 Manipulating Expressions; 5.2 Proving Theorems; 5.2.1 Techniques and Guidelines for Proving Theorems; 5.2.2 Notation for Proofs; 5.2.3 Lemmata and Examples of Proofs; 5.2.4 Additional Useful Identities; 5.3 Solving Equations and Other Boolean Expressions; 5.4 Solving Optimization Problems PART C ENGLISH, THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS, AND TRANSLATING BETWEEN THEM |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996211112003316 |
Baber Robert Laurence
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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The language of mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : utilizing math in practice / / Robert L. Baber
| The language of mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : utilizing math in practice / / Robert L. Baber |
| Autore | Baber Robert Laurence |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (438 p.) |
| Disciplina |
510.1/4
510.14 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematical notation
English language - Machine translating |
| ISBN |
1-283-29461-3
9786613294616 1-118-06176-4 1-118-06177-2 1-118-06171-3 |
| Classificazione | MAT025000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; PART A INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW; 1 Introduction; 1.1 What Is Language?; 1.2 What Is Mathematics?; 1.3 Why Use Mathematics?; 1.4 Mathematics and Its Language; 1.5 The Role of Translating English to Mathematics in Applying Mathematics; 1.6 The Language of Mathematics vs. Mathematics vs. Mathematical Models; 1.7 Goals and Intended Readership; 1.8 Structure of the Book; 1.9 Guidelines for the Reader; 2 Preview: Some Statements in English and the Language of Mathematics; 2.1 An Ancient Problem: Planning the Digging of a Canal
2.2 The Wall Around the Ancient City of Uruk2.3 A Numerical Thought Puzzle; 2.4 A Nursery Rhyme; 2.5 Making a Pot of Tea; 2.6 Combining Data Files; 2.7 Selecting a Telephone Tariff; 2.8 Interest on Savings Accounts, Bonds, etc.; 2.9 Sales and Value-Added Tax on Sales of Goods and Services; 2.10 A Hand of Cards; 2.11 Shear and Moment in a Beam; 2.12 Forming Abbreviations of Names; 2.13 The Energy in Earth's Reflected Sunlight vs. That in Extracted Crude Oil; PART B MATHEMATICS AND ITS LANGUAGE; 3 Elements of the Language of Mathematics; 3.1 Values; 3.2 Variables; 3.3 Functions; 3.4 Expressions 3.4.1 Standard Functional Notation3.4.2 Infix Notation; 3.4.3 Tree Notation; 3.4.4 Prefix and Postfix Notation; 3.4.5 Tabular Notation; 3.4.6 Graphical Notation; 3.4.7 Figures, Drawings, and Diagrams; 3.4.8 Notation for Series and Quantification; 3.4.9 Specialized Notational Forms for Certain Expressions; 3.4.10 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Different Notational Forms; 3.5 Evaluating Variables, Functions, and Expressions; 3.5.1 Complete (Total) Evaluation; 3.5.2 Partial Evaluation; 3.5.3 Undefined Values of Functions and Expressions; 3.6 Representations of Values vs. Names of Variables 4 Important Structures and Concepts in the Language of Mathematics4.1 Common Structures of Values; 4.1.1 Sets; 4.1.2 Arrays (Indexed Variables), Subscripted Variables, and Matrices; 4.1.3 Sequences; 4.1.4 The Equivalence of Array Variables, Functions, Sequences, and Variables; 4.1.5 Direct Correspondence of Other Mathematical Objects and Structures; 4.1.6 Relations; 4.1.7 Finite State Machines; 4.2 Infinity; 4.3 Iterative Definitions and Recursion; 4.4 Convergence, Limits, and Bounds; 4.5 Calculus; 4.6 Probability Theory; 4.6.1 Mathematical Model of a Probabilistic Process 4.6.2 Mean, Median, Variance, and Deviation4.6.3 Independent Probabilistic Processes; 4.6.4 Dependent Probabilistic Processes and Conditional Probabilities; 4.7 Theorems; 4.8 Symbols and Notation; 5 Solving Problems Mathematically; 5.1 Manipulating Expressions; 5.2 Proving Theorems; 5.2.1 Techniques and Guidelines for Proving Theorems; 5.2.2 Notation for Proofs; 5.2.3 Lemmata and Examples of Proofs; 5.2.4 Additional Useful Identities; 5.3 Solving Equations and Other Boolean Expressions; 5.4 Solving Optimization Problems PART C ENGLISH, THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS, AND TRANSLATING BETWEEN THEM |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910132372603321 |
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Baber Robert Laurence
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The language of mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : utilizing math in practice / / Robert L. Baber
| The language of mathematics [[electronic resource] ] : utilizing math in practice / / Robert L. Baber |
| Autore | Baber Robert Laurence |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (438 p.) |
| Disciplina |
510.1/4
510.14 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematical notation
English language - Machine translating |
| ISBN |
1-283-29461-3
9786613294616 1-118-06176-4 1-118-06177-2 1-118-06171-3 |
| Classificazione | MAT025000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS; CONTENTS; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; PART A INTRODUCTORY OVERVIEW; 1 Introduction; 1.1 What Is Language?; 1.2 What Is Mathematics?; 1.3 Why Use Mathematics?; 1.4 Mathematics and Its Language; 1.5 The Role of Translating English to Mathematics in Applying Mathematics; 1.6 The Language of Mathematics vs. Mathematics vs. Mathematical Models; 1.7 Goals and Intended Readership; 1.8 Structure of the Book; 1.9 Guidelines for the Reader; 2 Preview: Some Statements in English and the Language of Mathematics; 2.1 An Ancient Problem: Planning the Digging of a Canal
2.2 The Wall Around the Ancient City of Uruk2.3 A Numerical Thought Puzzle; 2.4 A Nursery Rhyme; 2.5 Making a Pot of Tea; 2.6 Combining Data Files; 2.7 Selecting a Telephone Tariff; 2.8 Interest on Savings Accounts, Bonds, etc.; 2.9 Sales and Value-Added Tax on Sales of Goods and Services; 2.10 A Hand of Cards; 2.11 Shear and Moment in a Beam; 2.12 Forming Abbreviations of Names; 2.13 The Energy in Earth's Reflected Sunlight vs. That in Extracted Crude Oil; PART B MATHEMATICS AND ITS LANGUAGE; 3 Elements of the Language of Mathematics; 3.1 Values; 3.2 Variables; 3.3 Functions; 3.4 Expressions 3.4.1 Standard Functional Notation3.4.2 Infix Notation; 3.4.3 Tree Notation; 3.4.4 Prefix and Postfix Notation; 3.4.5 Tabular Notation; 3.4.6 Graphical Notation; 3.4.7 Figures, Drawings, and Diagrams; 3.4.8 Notation for Series and Quantification; 3.4.9 Specialized Notational Forms for Certain Expressions; 3.4.10 Advantages and Disadvantages of the Different Notational Forms; 3.5 Evaluating Variables, Functions, and Expressions; 3.5.1 Complete (Total) Evaluation; 3.5.2 Partial Evaluation; 3.5.3 Undefined Values of Functions and Expressions; 3.6 Representations of Values vs. Names of Variables 4 Important Structures and Concepts in the Language of Mathematics4.1 Common Structures of Values; 4.1.1 Sets; 4.1.2 Arrays (Indexed Variables), Subscripted Variables, and Matrices; 4.1.3 Sequences; 4.1.4 The Equivalence of Array Variables, Functions, Sequences, and Variables; 4.1.5 Direct Correspondence of Other Mathematical Objects and Structures; 4.1.6 Relations; 4.1.7 Finite State Machines; 4.2 Infinity; 4.3 Iterative Definitions and Recursion; 4.4 Convergence, Limits, and Bounds; 4.5 Calculus; 4.6 Probability Theory; 4.6.1 Mathematical Model of a Probabilistic Process 4.6.2 Mean, Median, Variance, and Deviation4.6.3 Independent Probabilistic Processes; 4.6.4 Dependent Probabilistic Processes and Conditional Probabilities; 4.7 Theorems; 4.8 Symbols and Notation; 5 Solving Problems Mathematically; 5.1 Manipulating Expressions; 5.2 Proving Theorems; 5.2.1 Techniques and Guidelines for Proving Theorems; 5.2.2 Notation for Proofs; 5.2.3 Lemmata and Examples of Proofs; 5.2.4 Additional Useful Identities; 5.3 Solving Equations and Other Boolean Expressions; 5.4 Solving Optimization Problems PART C ENGLISH, THE LANGUAGE OF MATHEMATICS, AND TRANSLATING BETWEEN THEM |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814944103321 |
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Baber Robert Laurence
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley, 2011 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Mathematical discourse : language, symbolism and visual images / / Kay L. O'Halloran
| Mathematical discourse : language, symbolism and visual images / / Kay L. O'Halloran |
| Autore | O'Halloran Kay L. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.1/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Language
Mathematics Visualization |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4411-7737-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Copyright Permission Acknowledgements; 1 Mathematics as a Multisemiotic Discourse; 1.1 The Creation of Order; 1.2 Halliday''s Social Semiotic Approach; 1.3 Mathematics as Multisemiotic; 1.4 Implications of a Multisemiotic View; 1.5 Tracing the Semiotics of Mathematics; 1.6 Systemic Functional Research in Multimodality; 2 Evolution of the Semiotics of Mathematics; 2.1 Historical Development of Mathematical Discourse; 2.2 Early Printed Mathematics Books; 2.3 Mathematics in the Early Renaissance; 2.4 Beginnings of Modern Mathematics: Descartes and Newton
2.5 Descartes'' Philosophy and Semiotic Representations2.6 A New World Order; 3 Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) and Mathematical Language; 3.1 The Systemic Functional Model of Language; 3.2 Interpersonal Meaning in Mathematics; 3.3 Mathematics and the Language of Experience; 3.4 The Construction of Logical Meaning; 3.5 The Textual Organization of Language; 3.6 Grammatical Metaphor and Mathematical Language; 3.7 Language, Context and Ideology; 4 The Grammar of Mathematical Symbolism; 4.1 Mathematical Symbolism; 4.2 Language-Based Approach to Mathematical Symbolism 4.3 SF Framework for Mathematical Symbolism4.4 Contraction and Expansion of Experiential Meaning; 4.5 Contraction of Interpersonal Meaning; 4.6 A Resource for Logical Reasoning; 4.7 Specification of Textual Meaning; 4.8 Discourse, Grammar and Display; 4.9 Concluding Comments; 5 The Grammar of Mathematical Visual Images; 5.1 The Role of Visualization in Mathematics; 5.2 SF Framework for Mathematical Visual Images; 5.3 Interpersonally Orientating the Viewer; 5.4 Visual Construction of Experiential Meaning; 5.5 Reasoning through Mathematical Visual Images 5.6 Compositional Meaning and Conventionalized Styles of Organization5.7 Computer Graphics and the New Image of Mathematics; 6 Intersemiosis: Meaning Across Language, Visual Images and Symbolism; 6.1 The Semantic Circuit in Mathematics; 6.2 Intersemiosis: Mechanisms, Systems and Semantics; 6.3 Analysing Intersemiosis in Mathematical Texts; 6.4 Intersemiotic Re-Contexualization in Newton''s Writings; 6.5 Semiotic Metaphor and Metaphorical Expansions of Meaning; 6.6 Reconceptualizing Grammatical Metaphor; 7 Mathematical Constructions of Reality 7.1 Multisemiotic Analysis of a Contemporary Mathematics Problem7.2 Educational Implications of a Multisemiotic Approach to Mathematics; 7.3 Pedagogical Discourse in Mathematics Classrooms; 7.4 The Nature and Use of Mathematical Constructions; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456788603321 |
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O'Halloran Kay L.
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| London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
Mathematical discourse : language, symbolism and visual images / / Kay L. O'Halloran
| Mathematical discourse : language, symbolism and visual images / / Kay L. O'Halloran |
| Autore | O'Halloran Kay L. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.1/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Language
Mathematics Visualization |
| ISBN | 1-4411-7737-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Copyright Permission Acknowledgements; 1 Mathematics as a Multisemiotic Discourse; 1.1 The Creation of Order; 1.2 Halliday''s Social Semiotic Approach; 1.3 Mathematics as Multisemiotic; 1.4 Implications of a Multisemiotic View; 1.5 Tracing the Semiotics of Mathematics; 1.6 Systemic Functional Research in Multimodality; 2 Evolution of the Semiotics of Mathematics; 2.1 Historical Development of Mathematical Discourse; 2.2 Early Printed Mathematics Books; 2.3 Mathematics in the Early Renaissance; 2.4 Beginnings of Modern Mathematics: Descartes and Newton
2.5 Descartes'' Philosophy and Semiotic Representations2.6 A New World Order; 3 Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) and Mathematical Language; 3.1 The Systemic Functional Model of Language; 3.2 Interpersonal Meaning in Mathematics; 3.3 Mathematics and the Language of Experience; 3.4 The Construction of Logical Meaning; 3.5 The Textual Organization of Language; 3.6 Grammatical Metaphor and Mathematical Language; 3.7 Language, Context and Ideology; 4 The Grammar of Mathematical Symbolism; 4.1 Mathematical Symbolism; 4.2 Language-Based Approach to Mathematical Symbolism 4.3 SF Framework for Mathematical Symbolism4.4 Contraction and Expansion of Experiential Meaning; 4.5 Contraction of Interpersonal Meaning; 4.6 A Resource for Logical Reasoning; 4.7 Specification of Textual Meaning; 4.8 Discourse, Grammar and Display; 4.9 Concluding Comments; 5 The Grammar of Mathematical Visual Images; 5.1 The Role of Visualization in Mathematics; 5.2 SF Framework for Mathematical Visual Images; 5.3 Interpersonally Orientating the Viewer; 5.4 Visual Construction of Experiential Meaning; 5.5 Reasoning through Mathematical Visual Images 5.6 Compositional Meaning and Conventionalized Styles of Organization5.7 Computer Graphics and the New Image of Mathematics; 6 Intersemiosis: Meaning Across Language, Visual Images and Symbolism; 6.1 The Semantic Circuit in Mathematics; 6.2 Intersemiosis: Mechanisms, Systems and Semantics; 6.3 Analysing Intersemiosis in Mathematical Texts; 6.4 Intersemiotic Re-Contexualization in Newton''s Writings; 6.5 Semiotic Metaphor and Metaphorical Expansions of Meaning; 6.6 Reconceptualizing Grammatical Metaphor; 7 Mathematical Constructions of Reality 7.1 Multisemiotic Analysis of a Contemporary Mathematics Problem7.2 Educational Implications of a Multisemiotic Approach to Mathematics; 7.3 Pedagogical Discourse in Mathematics Classrooms; 7.4 The Nature and Use of Mathematical Constructions; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781677403321 |
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O'Halloran Kay L.
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| London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2005 | ||
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Mathematical discourse : language, symbolism and visual images / / Kay L. O'Halloran
| Mathematical discourse : language, symbolism and visual images / / Kay L. O'Halloran |
| Autore | O'Halloran Kay L. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2005 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (239 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510.1/4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Mathematics - Language
Mathematics Visualization |
| ISBN | 1-4411-7737-X |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Copyright Permission Acknowledgements; 1 Mathematics as a Multisemiotic Discourse; 1.1 The Creation of Order; 1.2 Halliday''s Social Semiotic Approach; 1.3 Mathematics as Multisemiotic; 1.4 Implications of a Multisemiotic View; 1.5 Tracing the Semiotics of Mathematics; 1.6 Systemic Functional Research in Multimodality; 2 Evolution of the Semiotics of Mathematics; 2.1 Historical Development of Mathematical Discourse; 2.2 Early Printed Mathematics Books; 2.3 Mathematics in the Early Renaissance; 2.4 Beginnings of Modern Mathematics: Descartes and Newton
2.5 Descartes'' Philosophy and Semiotic Representations2.6 A New World Order; 3 Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) and Mathematical Language; 3.1 The Systemic Functional Model of Language; 3.2 Interpersonal Meaning in Mathematics; 3.3 Mathematics and the Language of Experience; 3.4 The Construction of Logical Meaning; 3.5 The Textual Organization of Language; 3.6 Grammatical Metaphor and Mathematical Language; 3.7 Language, Context and Ideology; 4 The Grammar of Mathematical Symbolism; 4.1 Mathematical Symbolism; 4.2 Language-Based Approach to Mathematical Symbolism 4.3 SF Framework for Mathematical Symbolism4.4 Contraction and Expansion of Experiential Meaning; 4.5 Contraction of Interpersonal Meaning; 4.6 A Resource for Logical Reasoning; 4.7 Specification of Textual Meaning; 4.8 Discourse, Grammar and Display; 4.9 Concluding Comments; 5 The Grammar of Mathematical Visual Images; 5.1 The Role of Visualization in Mathematics; 5.2 SF Framework for Mathematical Visual Images; 5.3 Interpersonally Orientating the Viewer; 5.4 Visual Construction of Experiential Meaning; 5.5 Reasoning through Mathematical Visual Images 5.6 Compositional Meaning and Conventionalized Styles of Organization5.7 Computer Graphics and the New Image of Mathematics; 6 Intersemiosis: Meaning Across Language, Visual Images and Symbolism; 6.1 The Semantic Circuit in Mathematics; 6.2 Intersemiosis: Mechanisms, Systems and Semantics; 6.3 Analysing Intersemiosis in Mathematical Texts; 6.4 Intersemiotic Re-Contexualization in Newton''s Writings; 6.5 Semiotic Metaphor and Metaphorical Expansions of Meaning; 6.6 Reconceptualizing Grammatical Metaphor; 7 Mathematical Constructions of Reality 7.1 Multisemiotic Analysis of a Contemporary Mathematics Problem7.2 Educational Implications of a Multisemiotic Approach to Mathematics; 7.3 Pedagogical Discourse in Mathematics Classrooms; 7.4 The Nature and Use of Mathematical Constructions; References; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; K; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W |
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| London, [England] ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2005 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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