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Mathematicians don't work with numbers
Abstract
This book answers, in the form of short and entertaining vignettes, the question: "What do mathematicians really do?" Readers will learn that mathematicians use numbers in the same way that novelists use letters. The individual letters are typed while the author thinks on a much grander scale, invisible to the observer.
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Requiring only familiarity with the multiplication table (and that for only one vignette), the book makes accessible a variety of mathematical concepts, such as game theory, chaos, and traffic flow modelling. The author accomplishes this with a light, engaging style, and a range of real-world examples that includes everything from barbershops to President James Garfield. (Dal sito dell'editore)
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| Description | *Mathematicians don't work with numbers / Richard Poulo. - Cham : Birkhäuser, 2024. - 1 testo elettronico (XV, 195 p. : ill.) | |
| ISBN E-Book | 9783031589164 | |
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| Subjects | 00A09 - Popularization of mathematics [MSC 2020] | |
| 01A80 - Sociology (and profession) of mathematics [MSC 2020] | ||
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Accessible mathematics
Chaos Theory Cryptology Game Theory Graph theory Group theory Konigsberg Bridge problem Math philosophy Mathematics general interest Mathematics introduction Military science Popular science Topology |
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| Publication place | Cham | |
| Publisher | Birkhäuser <editore> | |
| Publication year | 2024 | |
| Thesaurus | 00A09 | |
| 01A80 | ||
| Popularization of mathematics [MSC 2020] | ||
| Sociology (and profession) of mathematics [MSC 2020] |