The best writing on mathematics 2013 / / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by Roger Penrose |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PiticiMircea |
Collana | The Best Writing on Mathematics |
Soggetto topico | Mathematics |
Soggetto non controllato |
2020 Nobel Prize in physics
2020 Nobel laureates in physics 2020 Nobel laureates Albert Einstein Andrea Ghez Einstein Reinhard Genzel Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Stockholm black holes general relativity general theory of relativity relativity |
ISBN | 1-4008-4799-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Penrose, Roger -- Introduction / Pitici, Mircea -- The Prospects for Mathematics in a Multimedia Civilization / Davis, Philip J. -- Fearful Symmetry / Stewart, Ian -- E pluribus unum: From Complexity, Universality / Tao, Terence -- Degrees of Separation / Goth, Gregory -- Randomness / Seife, Charles -- Randomness in Music / Knuth, Donald E. -- Playing the Odds / Johnson, Soren -- Machines of the Infinite / Pavlus, John -- Bridges, String Art, and Bézier Curves / Gross, Renan -- Slicing a Cone for Art and Science / Silver, Daniel S. -- High Fashion Meets Higher Mathematics / Delp, Kelly -- The Jordan Curve Theorem Is Nontrivial / Ross, Fiona / Ross, William T. -- Why Mathematics? What Mathematics? / Sfard, Anna -- Math Anxiety: Who Has It, Why It Develops, and How to Guard against It / Maloney, Erin A. / Beilock, Sian L. -- How Old Are the Platonic Solids? / Lloyd, David R. -- Early Modern Mathematical Instruments / Bennett, Jim -- A Revolution in Mathematics? What Really Happened a Century Ago and Why It Matters Today / Quinn, Frank -- Errors of Probability in Historical Context / Gorroochurn, Prakash -- The End of Probability / Ayache, Elie -- An abc Proof Too Tough Even for Mathematicians / Hartnett, Kevin -- Contributors -- Notable Texts -- Acknowledgments -- Credits |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790839603321 |
Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The best writing on mathematics 2013 / / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by Roger Penrose |
Edizione | [Course Book] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
Disciplina | 510 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PiticiMircea |
Collana | The Best Writing on Mathematics |
Soggetto topico | Mathematics |
Soggetto non controllato |
2020 Nobel Prize in physics
2020 Nobel laureates in physics 2020 Nobel laureates Albert Einstein Andrea Ghez Einstein Reinhard Genzel Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Stockholm black holes general relativity general theory of relativity relativity |
ISBN | 1-4008-4799-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Penrose, Roger -- Introduction / Pitici, Mircea -- The Prospects for Mathematics in a Multimedia Civilization / Davis, Philip J. -- Fearful Symmetry / Stewart, Ian -- E pluribus unum: From Complexity, Universality / Tao, Terence -- Degrees of Separation / Goth, Gregory -- Randomness / Seife, Charles -- Randomness in Music / Knuth, Donald E. -- Playing the Odds / Johnson, Soren -- Machines of the Infinite / Pavlus, John -- Bridges, String Art, and Bézier Curves / Gross, Renan -- Slicing a Cone for Art and Science / Silver, Daniel S. -- High Fashion Meets Higher Mathematics / Delp, Kelly -- The Jordan Curve Theorem Is Nontrivial / Ross, Fiona / Ross, William T. -- Why Mathematics? What Mathematics? / Sfard, Anna -- Math Anxiety: Who Has It, Why It Develops, and How to Guard against It / Maloney, Erin A. / Beilock, Sian L. -- How Old Are the Platonic Solids? / Lloyd, David R. -- Early Modern Mathematical Instruments / Bennett, Jim -- A Revolution in Mathematics? What Really Happened a Century Ago and Why It Matters Today / Quinn, Frank -- Errors of Probability in Historical Context / Gorroochurn, Prakash -- The End of Probability / Ayache, Elie -- An abc Proof Too Tough Even for Mathematicians / Hartnett, Kevin -- Contributors -- Notable Texts -- Acknowledgments -- Credits |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814429703321 |
Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nature of space and time [[electronic resource] /] / with a new afterword by the authors Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose |
Autore | Hawking Stephen <1942-2018.> |
Edizione | [13th print.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2010, c1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (156 pages) |
Disciplina | 530.11 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PenroseRoger |
Collana | The Isaac Newton Institute series of lectures |
Soggetto topico |
Space and time
Quantum theory Astrophysics Cosmology |
Soggetto non controllato |
2020 Nobel Prize in physics
2020 Nobel laureates in physics 2020 Nobel laureates Albert Einstein Andrea Ghez Einstein Reinhard Genzel Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Stockholm black holes general relativity general theory of relativity relativity |
ISBN |
0-691-15094-X
0-691-03791-4 1-282-56926-0 9786612569265 1-4008-3474-0 |
Classificazione | UB 7500 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE. Classical Theory / Hawking, Stephen -- CHAPTER Two. Structure of Spacetime Singularities / Penrose, Roger -- CHAPTER THREE. Quantum Black Holes / Hawking, Stephen -- CHAPTER FOUR. Quantum Theory and Spacetime / Penrose, Roger -- CHAPTER FIVE. Quantum Cosmology / Hawking, Stephen -- CHAPTER SIX. The Twistor View of Spacetime / Penrose, Roger -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Debate / Hawking, Stephen / Penrose, Roger -- AFTERWORD TO THE 2010 EDITION. The Debate Continues / Hazvking, Stephen / Penrose, Roger -- References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910791374303321 |
Hawking Stephen <1942-2018.> | ||
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2010, c1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The nature of space and time / / with a new afterword by the authors Stephen Hawking and Roger Penrose |
Autore | Hawking Stephen <1942-2018.> |
Edizione | [13th print.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2010, c1996 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (156 pages) |
Disciplina | 530.11 |
Altri autori (Persone) | PenroseRoger |
Collana | The Isaac Newton Institute series of lectures |
Soggetto topico |
Space and time
Quantum theory Astrophysics Cosmology |
Soggetto non controllato |
2020 Nobel Prize in physics
2020 Nobel laureates in physics 2020 Nobel laureates Albert Einstein Andrea Ghez Einstein Reinhard Genzel Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Stockholm black holes general relativity general theory of relativity relativity |
ISBN |
0-691-15094-X
0-691-03791-4 1-282-56926-0 9786612569265 1-4008-3474-0 |
Classificazione | UB 7500 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- CHAPTER ONE. Classical Theory / Hawking, Stephen -- CHAPTER Two. Structure of Spacetime Singularities / Penrose, Roger -- CHAPTER THREE. Quantum Black Holes / Hawking, Stephen -- CHAPTER FOUR. Quantum Theory and Spacetime / Penrose, Roger -- CHAPTER FIVE. Quantum Cosmology / Hawking, Stephen -- CHAPTER SIX. The Twistor View of Spacetime / Penrose, Roger -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Debate / Hawking, Stephen / Penrose, Roger -- AFTERWORD TO THE 2010 EDITION. The Debate Continues / Hazvking, Stephen / Penrose, Roger -- References |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910807897203321 |
Hawking Stephen <1942-2018.> | ||
Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, 2010, c1996 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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