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Is Mathematics Inevitable?
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Is Mathematics Inevitable? Hardback - 2008

by Underwood Dudley

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This is a collection of gems from the literature of mathematics that shine as brightly today as when they first appeared in print - they deserve to be seen and admired. The selections include two opposing views on the purpose of mathematics, the strong law of small numbers, the treatment of calculus in the 1771 Encyclopaedia Britannica, several proofs that the number of legs on a horse is infinite, a deserved refutation of the ridiculous Euler-Diderot anecdote, the real story of π and the Indiana legislature, the reason why Theodorus stopped proving that square roots were irrational when he got to the square root of 17, an excerpt from Mathematics Made Difficult, a glimpse into the mind of a calculating prodigy, and much more. There will be something here for anyone interested in mathematics.

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  • Title Is Mathematics Inevitable?
  • Author Underwood Dudley
  • Binding Hardback
  • Pages 325
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
  • Publication date 2008-01
  • Illustrated Yes
  • ISBN 9780883855669 / 0883855666
  • Weight 1.25 lbs (0.57 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.92 x 6.12 x 0.87 in (22.66 x 15.54 x 2.21 cm)
  • Category Mathematics
  • Library of Congress subjects Mathematics
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2007940798
  • Dewey Decimal Code 510

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This is a collection of gems from the literature of mathematics that shine as brightly today as when they first appeared in print - they deserve to be seen and admired. The selections include two opposing views on the purpose of mathematics, the strong law of small numbers, the treatment of calculus in the 1771 Encyclopaedia Britannica, several proofs that the number of legs on a horse is infinite, a deserved refutation of the ridiculous Euler-Diderot anecdote, the real story of and the Indiana legislature, the reason why Theodorus stopped proving that square roots were irrational when he got to the square root of 17, an excerpt from Mathematics Made Difficult, a glimpse into the mind of a calculating prodigy, and much more. There will be something here for anyone interested in mathematics.
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