The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities by Dunham, William

The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780471536567)

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The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities by Dunham, William

The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities

$42.00
The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities by Dunham, William

The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities

$42.00
Format: Hardcover
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"Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist

"Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are." -- Nature

"If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe."
* New Scientist

Author: William Dunham
ISBN-10: 0471536563
ISBN-13: 9780471536567
Publisher: Wiley
Language: English
Published: 08/16/1994
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.44lbs
Size: 9.55h x 6.51w x 1.15d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/1994 pg. 2009
Library Journal 08/01/1994 pg. 120
By William Dunham
By William Dunham
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WILLIAM DUNHAM, Ph.D., is the Truman Koehler Professor of Mathematics at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The author of the acclaimed Journey Through Genius, he was awarded the 1993 George Polya Award of the Mathematical Association of America for excellence in expository writing about mathematics. He is also the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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