Geometry of grief : reflections on mathematics, loss, and life / Michael Frame.
Geometry of grief : reflections on mathematics, loss, and life / Michael Frame.
Geometry of grief : reflections on mathematics, loss, and life / Michael Frame.
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Author / Creator
Publisher
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2021.
Call Numbers
G 2021/1731
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Language
English
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Physical content
168 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Geometry -- Grief -- Beauty -- Story -- Fractal -- Beyond -- Appendix: More Math.
Publication information
Publisher
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2021.
Place of Publication
Illinois
Date Published
2021.
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"This engaging short book is both a mathematician's reflections on grief and a mathematically-informed theory of grieving. Michael Frame retired in 2016 as a professor of mathematics at Yale University, where students fought for a place in his course on fractal geometry. Students appreciated his use of accessible examples- decalcomania paintings an...
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Full title
Geometry of grief : reflections on mathematics, loss, and life / Michael Frame.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Date Copyright
©2021
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Call Numbers
G 2021/1731
Record Identifier
74VKaazDMvQy
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaazDMvQy
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ISBN
022680092X
9780226800929
DDC
514.742
MMS ID
991024420915402626
