The Mathematical Universe
An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities
1. Auflage Februar 1997
320 Seiten, Softcover
Wiley & Sons Ltd
ISBN:
978-0-471-17661-9
John Wiley & Sons
"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist
"Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are." -- Nature
"If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe."
* New Scientist
Arithmetic.
Bernoulli Trials.
Circle.
Differential Calculus.
Euler.
Fermat.
Greek Geometry.
Hypotenuse.
Isoperimetric Problem.
Justification.
Knighted Newton.
Lost Leibniz.
Mathematical Personality.
Natural Logarithm.
Origins.
Prime Number Theorem.
Quotient.
Russell's Paradox.
Spherical Surface.
Trisection.
Utility.
Venn Diagram.
Where Are the Women?
X-Y Plane.
Z.
Afterword.
Notes.
Index.
Bernoulli Trials.
Circle.
Differential Calculus.
Euler.
Fermat.
Greek Geometry.
Hypotenuse.
Isoperimetric Problem.
Justification.
Knighted Newton.
Lost Leibniz.
Mathematical Personality.
Natural Logarithm.
Origins.
Prime Number Theorem.
Quotient.
Russell's Paradox.
Spherical Surface.
Trisection.
Utility.
Venn Diagram.
Where Are the Women?
X-Y Plane.
Z.
Afterword.
Notes.
Index.
WILLIAM DUNHAM, Ph.D., is the Truman Koehler Professor ofMathematics at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Theauthor of the acclaimed Journey Through Genius, he was awarded the1993 George Polya Award of the Mathematical Association ofAmerica for excellence in expository writing about mathematics. Heis also the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for theHumanities.
