The Mathematical Experience
, by Davis, Philip J.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780395929681 | 0395929687
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 1/14/1999
This is the classic introduction for the educated lay reader to the richly diverse world of mathematics: its history, philosophy, principles, and personalities.
Philip J. Davis is a professor of applied mathematics at Brown University. Reuben Hersh is a professor of mathematics at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
Preface | xi | (2) | |||
Acknowledgements | xiii | (4) | |||
Introduction | xvii | ||||
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Glossary | 412 | (5) | |||
Bibliography | 417 | (18) | |||
Index | 435 |
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