Letters to a Young Mathematician

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ISBN: 9780465082322 | 0465082327
Cover: Paperback
Copyright: 3/27/2007

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Mathematician Ian Stewart tells readers what he wishes he had known when he was a student. He takes up subjects ranging from the philosophical to the practical-what mathematics is and why it's worth doing, the relationship between logic and proof, the role of beauty in mathematical thinking, the future of mathematics, how to deal with the peculiarities of the mathematical community, and many others.

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Preface	p. ix
Why Do Math?	p. 1
How I Almost Became a Lawyer	p. 11
The Breadth of Mathematics	p. 18
Hasn't It All Been Done?	p. 33
Surrounded by Math	p. 45
How Mathematicians Think	p. 53
How to Learn Math	p. 62
Fear of Proofs	p. 71
Can't Computers Solve Everything?	p. 82
Mathematical Storytelling	p. 87
Going for the Jugular	p. 95
Blockbusters	p. 103
Impossible Problems	p. 110
The Career Ladder	p. 122
Pure or Applied?	p. 131
Where Do You Get Those Crazy Ideas?	p. 147
How to Teach Math	p. 157
The Mathematical Community	p. 168
Pigs and Pickup Trucks	p. 178
Pleasures and Perils of Collaboration	p. 188
Is God a Mathematician?	p. 196
Notes and References	p. 205
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