Cogwheels of the mind : the story of Venn diagrams / A.W.F. Edwards ; foreword by Ian Stewart.
Cogwheels of the mind : the story of Venn diagrams / A.W.F. Edwards ; foreword by Ian Stewart.
Cogwheels of the mind : the story of Venn diagrams / A.W.F. Edwards ; foreword by Ian Stewart.
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Publisher
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2004.
Call Numbers
N511.33/6
Record Identifier
MMS ID
Language
English
Formats
Physical Description
Physical content
xvi, 110 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 25 cm.
Contents
Foreword / Ian Stewart -- 1. John Venn and his logic diagram -- 2. Rings, flags, and balls -- 3. Five and more sets -- 4. The gray code, binomial coefficients, and the revolving-door algorithm -- 5. Cosine curves and sine curves -- 6. Ironing the hypercube -- 7. Diagrams with rotational symmetry --...
Publication information
Publisher
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c2004.
Place of Publication
Maryland
Date Published
c2004.
Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Summary
"Edwards begins with a sketch of Venn's life, his discovery of the three-circle design while developing a series of lectures on symbolic logic at Cambridge University, and the publication of his find in an 1880 paper and, more influentially, in his 1881 book, Symbolic Logic. Edwards discusses the rival diagrammatic scheme invented by Charles Dodgso...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Cogwheels of the mind : the story of Venn diagrams / A.W.F. Edwards ; foreword by Ian Stewart.
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
General note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 105-108) and index.
Contextual Information
Date Copyright
c2004.
Related resource (online)
Other version (online)
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
N511.33/6
Record Identifier
74VK26KaVQ83
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK26KaVQ83
Other Identifiers
ISBN
0801874343 (hardcover : alk. paper)
9780801874345 (hardcover : alk. paper)
DDC
511.33
MMS ID
991017954779702626
