Vol. 1. General Survey -- Historical And Biographical -- Arithmetic, Numbers, And The Art Of Counting -- Mathematics Of Space And Motion -- V. 2. Mathematics And The Physical World -- Mathematics And Social Science -- The Laws Of Chance -- V. 3. Statistics And The Design Of Experiments -- The Supreme Art Of Abstraction: Group Theory -- Mathematics And Infinity -- Mathematical Truth And The Structure Of Mathematics -- The Mathematical Way Of Thinking -- Mathematics And Logic -- The Unreasonableness Of Mathematics -- How To Solve It -- The Vocabulary Of Mathematics -- Mathematics As An Art -- V. 4. The Mathematician -- Mathematical Machines: Can A Machine Think? -- Mathematics In Warfare -- A Mathematical Theory Of Art -- Mathematics Of The Good -- Mathematics In Literature -- Mathematics And Music -- Mathematics As A Culture Clue -- Amusements, Puzzles, Fancies. [compiled By] James R. Newman. Reprint. Originally Published: New York : Simon And Schuster, 1956. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes.
Categories:
- Science & Math
- Mathematics
- Reference
- Mathematics
Publisher : Tempus
Author : Newman James R
Language : English
Edition : New
Published :1988-10-16
Number Of Pages : 2600
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 1556151497
ISBN-13 : 9781556151491
Item weight : 13.9 lb
Dimensions : 12 in x 12 in x 13 in
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