Euclid in the Rainforest
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Euclid in the Rainforest by Joseph Mazur
Like Douglas Hofstadter's G del, Escher, Bach, and David Berlinski's A Tour of the Calculus, Euclid in the Rainforest combines the literary with the mathematical to explorelogic--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.
Joseph Mazur is an emeritus professor of mathematics at Marlboro College, and the author of four other popular mathematics books, the most recent of which is the highly acclaimed Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers. Among his many honors is a Guggenheim fellowship. Mazur lives with his wife, Jennifer, in Marlboro, Vermont.
| SKU | Nicht verfügbar |
| ISBN 13 | 9780131479944 |
| ISBN 10 | 0131479946 |
| Titel | Euclid in the Rainforest |
| Autor | Joseph Mazur |
| Buchzustand | Nicht verfügbar |
| Bindungsart | Hardback |
| Verlag | Pi Press |
| Erscheinungsjahr | 2004-10-14 |
| Seitenanzahl | 352 |
| Preise | Commended for Literary Award (First Nonfiction) 2005 |
| Hinweis auf dem Einband | Die Abbildung des Buches dient nur Illustrationszwecken, die tatsächliche Bindung, das Cover und die Auflage können sich davon unterscheiden. |
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