Mathematics without apologies : portrait of a problematic vocation / Michael Harris.
Mathematics without apologies : portrait of a problematic vocation / Michael Harris.
Mathematics without apologies : portrait of a problematic vocation / Michael Harris.
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Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]
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G 2016/2031
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Language
English
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Physical content
xxii, 438 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
still image
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Publication information
Publisher
Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [2015]
Place of Publication
New Jersey
Date Published
[2015]
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Summary
Drawing on his personal experiences and obsessions as well as the thoughts and opinions of mathematicians from Archimedes and Omar Khayyám to such contemporary giants as Alexander Grothendieck and Robert Langlands, Michael Harris reveals the charisma and romance of mathematics as well as its darker side. In this portrait of mathematics as a commun...
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Mathematics without apologies : portrait of a problematic vocation / Michael Harris.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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G 2016/2031
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74VKzbvEvAlM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKzbvEvAlM
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ISBN
9780691154237
DDC
510
MMS ID
991023563759702626
