Euclid S Window
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Euclid S Window
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Author : Leonard Mlodinow
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2010-09-28
Euclid S Window written by Leonard Mlodinow and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-09-28 with Science categories.
Through Euclid's Window Leonard Mlodinow brilliantly and delightfully leads us on a journey through five revolutions in geometry, from the Greek concept of parallel lines to the latest notions of hyperspace. Here is an altogether new, refreshing, alternative history of math revealing how simple questions anyone might ask about space -- in the living room or in some other galaxy -- have been the hidden engine of the highest achievements in science and technology. Based on Mlodinow's extensive historical research; his studies alongside colleagues such as Richard Feynman and Kip Thorne; and interviews with leading physicists and mathematicians such as Murray Gell-Mann, Edward Witten, and Brian Greene, Euclid's Window is an extraordinary blend of rigorous, authoritative investigation and accessible, good-humored storytelling that makes a stunningly original argument asserting the primacy of geometry. For those who have looked through Euclid's Window, no space, no thing, and no time will ever be quite the same.
A Sequel To The First Six Books Of The Elements Of Euclid
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Author : John Casey
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
A Sequel To The First Six Books Of The Elements Of Euclid written by John Casey and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Geometry categories.
Euclid In The Rainforest
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Author : Joseph Mazur
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2006-07-25
Euclid In The Rainforest written by Joseph Mazur and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-07-25 with Mathematics categories.
Like Douglas Hofstadter’s Gödel, Escher, Bach, and David Berlinski’s A Tour of the Calculus, Euclid in the Rainforest combines the literary with the mathematical to explore logic—the one indispensable tool in man’s quest to understand the world. Underpinning both math and science, it is the foundation of every major advancement in knowledge since the time of the ancient Greeks. Through adventure stories and historical narratives populated with a rich and quirky cast of characters, Mazur artfully reveals the less-than-airtight nature of logic and the muddled relationship between math and the real world. Ultimately, Mazur argues, logical reasoning is not purely robotic. At its most basic level, it is a creative process guided by our intuitions and beliefs about the world.
Mathematics And The Craft Of Thought In The Anglo Dutch Renaissance
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Author : Eleanor Chan
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2021-09-30
Mathematics And The Craft Of Thought In The Anglo Dutch Renaissance written by Eleanor Chan and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-09-30 with History categories.
The development of a coherent, cohesive visual system of mathematics brought about a seminal shift in approaches towards abstract thinking in western Europe. Vernacular translations of Euclid’s Elements made these new and developing approaches available to a far broader readership than had previously been possible. Scholarship has explored the way that the language of mathematics leaked into the literary cultures of England and the Low Countries, but until now the role of visual metaphors of making and shaping in the establishment of mathematics as a practical tool has gone unexplored. Mathematics and the Craft of Thought sheds light on the remarkable culture shift surrounding the vernacular language translations of Euclid, and the geometrical imaginary that they sought to create. It shows how the visual language of early modern European geometry was constructed by borrowing and quoting from contemporary visual culture. The verbal and visual language of this form of mathematics, far from being simply immaterial, was designed to tantalize with material connotations. This book argues that, in a very real sense, practical geometry in this period was built out of craft metaphors.
Figures Of Thought
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Author : David Reed
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2003-09-02
Figures Of Thought written by David Reed and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-09-02 with Philosophy categories.
Rarely has the history or philosophy of mathematics been written about by mathematicians, and the analysis of mathematical texts themselves has been an area almost entirely unexplored. Figures of Thought looks at ways in which mathematical works can be read as texts, examines their textual strategies and demonstrates that such readings provide a rich source of philosophical issues regarding mathematics: issues which traditional approaches to the history and philosophy of mathematics have neglected. David Reed, a professional mathematician himself, offers the first sustained and critical attempt to find a consistent argument or narrative thread in mathematical texts. In doing so he develops new and fascinating interpretations of mathematicians' work throughout history, from an in-depth analysis of Euclid's Elements, to the mathematics of Descartes and right up to the work of contemporary mathematicians such as Grothendeick. He also traces the implications of this approach to the understanding of the history and development of mathematics.
Euclid And His Modern Rivals
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Author : Charles Lutwidge Dodgson
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-05-29
Euclid And His Modern Rivals written by Charles Lutwidge Dodgson and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-05-29 with Art categories.
Euclid and His Modern Rivals is a mathematical book by the British mathematician Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, known under his literary pseudonym "Lewis Carroll." The book evaluates the educational merits of thirteen contemporary geometry textbooks compared to Euclid's Elements. Caroll demonstrates that every of the presented geometry books of his time was inferior to or functionally identical to Wuclid's oeuvre.
Feynman S Rainbow
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Author : Leonard Mlodinow
language : en
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Release Date : 2003-05-01
Feynman S Rainbow written by Leonard Mlodinow and has been published by Grand Central Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-05-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Einstein’s Dreams meets Tuesdays with Morrie in Leonard Mlodinow’s touching memoir about the guidance granted him by his mentor, the brilliant physicist Richard Feynman. For some, it was that special connection with a grandparent or a football coach, a boss, or a cleric. For Leonard Mlodinow, as a young physicist struggling to find his place in the world, the relationship that would most profoundly influence his life was with his mentor, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Richard Feynman. Drawing on transcripts from his many meetings with Feynman during their time together at Cal Tech, Mlodinow shares Feynman’s provocative answers to such questions as “What is the nature of creativity?” and “How does a scientist think?” At once a moving portrait of a friendship and an affecting account of Feynman’s final, creative years, FEYNMAN’S RAINBOW celebrates the inspiring legacy of one of the greatest thinkers of our time.
Ancient Mathematics
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Author : Serafina Cuomo
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2005-08-19
Ancient Mathematics written by Serafina Cuomo and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-08-19 with History categories.
The theorem of Pythagoras, Euclid's "Elements", Archimedes' method to find the volume of a sphere: all parts of the invaluable legacy of ancient mathematics. But ancient mathematics was also about counting and measuring, surveying land and attributing mystical significance to the number six. This volume offers the first accessible survey of the discipline in all its variety and diversity of practices. The period covered ranges from the fifth century BC to the sixth century AD, with the focus on the Mediterranean region. Topics include: * mathematics and politics in classical Greece * the formation of mathematical traditions * the self-image of mathematicians in the Graeco-Roman period * mathematics and Christianity * and the use of the mathematical past in late antiquity.
The Drunkard S Walk
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Author : Leonard Mlodinow
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2009-04-02
The Drunkard S Walk written by Leonard Mlodinow and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-02 with Mathematics categories.
Leonard Mlodinow's The Drunkard's Walk: How Randomness Rules Our Lives is an exhilarating, eye-opening guide to understanding our random world. Randomness and uncertainty surround everything we do. So why are we so bad at understanding them? The same tools that help us understand the random paths of molecules can be applied to the randomness that governs so many aspects of our everyday lives, from winning the lottery to road safety, and reveals the truth about the success of sporting heroes and film stars, and even how to make sense of a blood test. The Drunkard's Walk reveals the psychological illusions that prevent us understanding everything from stock-picking to wine-tasting - read it, or risk becoming another victim of chance. 'A wonderfully readable guide to how the mathematical laws of randomness affect our lives' Stephen Hawking, author of A Brief History of Time
Mathematics In Kant S Critical Philosophy
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Author : Lisa Shabel
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-09-25
Mathematics In Kant S Critical Philosophy written by Lisa Shabel and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-25 with Mathematics categories.
First published in 2003. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.