Mathematical Impressions
Title | Mathematical Impressions PDF eBook |
Author | A. T. Fomenko |
Publisher | American Mathematical Soc. |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 1991 |
Genre | Art |
ISBN | 9780821801628 |
Soviet mathematician Fomenko augments his technical books and papers with visual impressions of mathematical concepts, often reminiscent of Escher, and with allusions to Breughel and Durer. Over 80 reproductions, a few in color, are accompanied by the artist's explanation of the mathematical principles being suggested. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Mathematical Footprints
Title | Mathematical Footprints PDF eBook |
Author | Theoni Pappas |
Publisher | Wide World Publishing |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Mathematics |
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This journey across the spectrum of human activities takes a creative look at the role mathematics has played since prehistoric times. From its many uses in medicine and its appearance in artwork to its patterns in nature and its central role in the development of computers, mathematics is presented in a fun-to-read, nonthreatening manner.
Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice
Title | Handbook of the History and Philosophy of Mathematical Practice PDF eBook |
Author | Bharath Sriraman |
Publisher | Springer Nature |
Pages | 3221 |
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ISBN | 3031408462 |
Impressions of Shing-tung Yau and His Mathematical World
Title | Impressions of Shing-tung Yau and His Mathematical World PDF eBook |
Author | Xiaokui Yang |
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ISBN | 9781571463814 |
Research Agendas in the Sociology of Emotions
Title | Research Agendas in the Sociology of Emotions PDF eBook |
Author | Theodore D. Kemper |
Publisher | State University of New York Press |
Pages | 346 |
Release | 1990-07-05 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1438408714 |
In this book leading sociologists of emotions present their research agendas for work that promises to shape the study of emotions well into the next decade. The essays represent the full range of ideas, issues, and directions in the field. From diverse theoretical positions — symbolic interactionist, social constructionist, feminist, positivist, linguistic, phenomenologist, Marxist, and evolutionist — the authors set forth their current understandings, as well as the directions of future work, with a discussion of the most significant problems in emotions research.
Forming Impressions
Title | Forming Impressions PDF eBook |
Author | Elijah Chudnoff |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Pages | 243 |
Release | 2021-01-06 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 0198863020 |
Perception and intuition are our basic sources of knowledge. They are also capacities we deliberately improve in ways that draw on our knowledge. Elijah Chudnoff explores how this happens, developing an account of the epistemology of expert perception and expert intuition, and a rationalist view of the role of intuition in philosophy.
Concepts of Modern Mathematics
Title | Concepts of Modern Mathematics PDF eBook |
Author | Ian Stewart |
Publisher | Courier Corporation |
Pages | 367 |
Release | 2012-05-23 |
Genre | Mathematics |
ISBN | 0486134954 |
In this charming volume, a noted English mathematician uses humor and anecdote to illuminate the concepts of groups, sets, subsets, topology, Boolean algebra, and other mathematical subjects. 200 illustrations.