Foolproof And Other Mathematical Meditations
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Foolproof And Other Mathematical Meditations
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Author : Brian Hayes
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2018-10-30
Foolproof And Other Mathematical Meditations written by Brian Hayes and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-10-30 with Mathematics categories.
A non-mathematician explores mathematical terrain, reporting accessibly and engagingly on topics from Sudoku to probability. Brian Hayes wants to convince us that mathematics is too important and too much fun to be left to the mathematicians. Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations is his entertaining and accessible exploration of mathematical terrain both far-flung and nearby, bringing readers tidings of mathematical topics from Markov chains to Sudoku. Hayes, a non-mathematician, argues that mathematics is not only an essential tool for understanding the world but also a world unto itself, filled with objects and patterns that transcend earthly reality. In a series of essays, Hayes sets off to explore this exotic terrain, and takes the reader with him. Math has a bad reputation: dull, difficult, detached from daily life. As a talking Barbie doll opined, “Math class is tough.” But Hayes makes math seem fun. Whether he's tracing the genealogy of a well-worn anecdote about a famous mathematical prodigy, or speculating about what would happen to a lost ball in the nth dimension, or explaining that there are such things as quasirandom numbers, Hayes wants readers to share his enthusiasm. That's why he imagines a cinematic treatment of the discovery of the Riemann zeta function (“The year: 1972. The scene: Afternoon tea in Fuld Hall at the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey”), explains that there is math in Sudoku after all, and describes better-than-average averages. Even when some of these essays involve a hike up the learning curve, the view from the top is worth it.
Greek Mathematical Thought And The Origin Of Algebra
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Author : Jacob Klein
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2013-04-22
Greek Mathematical Thought And The Origin Of Algebra written by Jacob Klein and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-04-22 with Mathematics categories.
Important study focuses on the revival and assimilation of ancient Greek mathematics in the 13th-16th centuries, via Arabic science, and the 16th-century development of symbolic algebra. 1968 edition. Bibliography.
Sleight Of Mind
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Author : Matt Cook
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press
Release Date : 2021-08-03
Sleight Of Mind written by Matt Cook and has been published by MIT Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-08-03 with Mathematics categories.
This “fun, brain-twisting book . . . will make you think” as it explores 75+ paradoxes in math, philosophy, physics, and social science (Sean Carroll, New York Times–bestselling author of Something Deeply Hidden). Paradox is a sophisticated kind of magic trick. A magician’s purpose is to create the appearance of impossibility, to pull a rabbit from an empty hat. Yet paradox doesn’t require tangibles, like rabbits or hats. Paradox works in the abstract, with words and concepts and symbols, to create the illusion of contradiction. There are no contradictions in reality, but there can appear to be. In Sleight of Mind, Matt Cook and a few collaborators dive deeply into more than 75 paradoxes in mathematics, physics, philosophy, and the social sciences. As each paradox is discussed and resolved, Cook helps readers discover the meaning of knowledge and the proper formation of concepts—and how reason can dispel the illusion of contradiction. The journey begins with “a most ingenious paradox” from Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance. Readers will then travel from Ancient Greece to cutting-edge laboratories, encounter infinity and its different sizes, and discover mathematical impossibilities inherent in elections. They will tackle conundrums in probability, induction, geometry, and game theory; perform “supertasks”; build apparent perpetual motion machines; meet twins living in different millennia; explore the strange quantum world—and much more.
Abstract Lie Algebras
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Author : David J. Winter
language : en
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Release Date : 2008-01-01
Abstract Lie Algebras written by David J. Winter and has been published by Courier Corporation this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-01 with Mathematics categories.
Solid but concise, this account emphasizes Lie algebra's simplicity of theory, offering new approaches to major theorems and extensive treatment of Cartan and related Lie subalgebras over arbitrary fields. 1972 edition.
Looking At History Through Mathematics
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Author : Nicolas Rashevsky
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge, Mass : M.I.T. Press
Release Date : 1968
Looking At History Through Mathematics written by Nicolas Rashevsky and has been published by Cambridge, Mass : M.I.T. Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1968 with Mathematics categories.
Chinese Mathematics In The Thirteenth Century
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Author : Ulrich Libbrecht
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
Release Date : 1973
Chinese Mathematics In The Thirteenth Century written by Ulrich Libbrecht and has been published by MIT Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with Mathematics categories.
The essence of the book is its insight into Chinese thought and life, as revealed by the general concepts that emerge and interrelate and by the practical mathematical problems posed by Ch'in that tie into the everyday realities of his time.
Deepwater Horizon
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Author : Earl Boebert
language : en
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Release Date : 2016-09-06
Deepwater Horizon written by Earl Boebert and has been published by Harvard University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-09-06 with Business & Economics categories.
On April 20, 2010, the crew of the floating drill rig Deepwater Horizon lost control of the Macondo oil well forty miles offshore in the Gulf of Mexico. Escaping gas and oil ignited, destroying the rig, killing eleven crew members, and injuring dozens more. The emergency spiraled into the worst human-made economic and ecological disaster in Gulf Coast history. Senior systems engineers Earl Boebert and James Blossom offer the most comprehensive account to date of BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil spill. Sifting through a mountain of evidence generated by the largest civil trial in U.S. history, the authors challenge the commonly accepted explanation that the crew, operating under pressure to cut costs, made mistakes that were compounded by the failure of a key safety device. This explanation arose from legal, political, and public relations maneuvering over the billions of dollars in damages that were ultimately paid to compensate individuals and local businesses and repair the environment. But as this book makes clear, the blowout emerged from corporate and engineering decisions which, while individually innocuous, combined to create the disaster. Rather than focusing on blame, Boebert and Blossom use the complex interactions of technology, people, and procedures involved in the high-consequence enterprise of offshore drilling to illustrate a systems approach which contributes to a better understanding of how similar disasters emerge and how they can be prevented.
Richard Brauer Collected Papers
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Author : Richard Brauer
language : en
Publisher: MIT Press (MA)
Release Date : 2003-02-01
Richard Brauer Collected Papers written by Richard Brauer and has been published by MIT Press (MA) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003-02-01 with Mathematics categories.
Richard Brauer (1901-1977) was one of the leading algebraists of this century. Although he contributed to a number of mathematical fields, Brauer devoted the major share of his efforts to the study of finite groups, a subject of considerable abstract interest and one that underlies many of the more recent advances in combinatorics and finite geometries.
The Best Writing On Mathematics 2019
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Author : Mircea Pitici
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2019-11-05
The Best Writing On Mathematics 2019 written by Mircea Pitici and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-05 with Crafts & Hobbies categories.
An anthology of the year's finest writing on mathematics from around the world, featuring promising new voices as well as some of the foremost names in mathematics.
The Best Writing On Mathematics 2018
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Author : Mircea Pitici
language : en
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Release Date : 2018-12-04
The Best Writing On Mathematics 2018 written by Mircea Pitici and has been published by Princeton University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-12-04 with Mathematics categories.
The year’s finest mathematical writing from around the world This annual anthology brings together the year’s finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2018 makes available to a wide audience many pieces not easily found anywhere else—and you don’t need to be a mathematician to enjoy them. These essays delve into the history, philosophy, teaching, and everyday aspects of math, offering surprising insights into its nature, meaning, and practice—and taking readers behind the scenes of today’s hottest mathematical debates. James Grime shows how to build subtly mischievous dice for playing slightly unfair games and Michael Barany traces how our appreciation of the societal importance of mathematics has developed since World War II. In other essays, Francis Su extolls the inherent values of learning, doing, and sharing mathematics, and Margaret Wertheim takes us on a mathematical exploration of the mind and the world—with glimpses at science, philosophy, music, art, and even crocheting. And there’s much, much more. In addition to presenting the year’s most memorable math writing, this must-have anthology includes an introduction by the editor and a bibliography of other notable pieces on mathematics. This is a must-read for anyone interested in where math has taken us—and where it is headed.