The Proof Is in the Pudding: The Changing Nature of Mathematical Proof - Couverture rigide

Krantz, Steven G.

 
9780387489087: The Proof Is in the Pudding: The Changing Nature of Mathematical Proof
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 0387489088 ISBN 13 : 9780387489087
Editeur : Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 2011

Synopsis

Krantz takes the reader on a journey around the globe and through centuries of history, exploring the many transformations that mathematical proof has undergone from its inception at the time of Euclid and Pythagoras to its versatile, present-day use. The author elaborates on the beauty, challenges and metamorphisms of thought that have accompanied the search for truth through proof. The commentary and insights create a seamless thread throughout the many vignettes. Though there are many truths to be discovered in this book, by the end it is clear that there is no formalized approach or standard method of discovery to date. This is shown in noting some of the more prominent discussions currently underway. Most of the proofs are discussed in detail with figures and some equations accompanying them, allowing both the professional mathematician and those less familiar with mathematics to derive the same joy from reading this book.

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À propos de l?auteur

Steven Krantz is a well-known Springer author. He has written nine books with Springer (1-931914-59-1, 0-8176-4339-7, 0-8176-4011-8, 0-8176-4339-7, 0-8176-4220-X, 0-8176-4097-5, 1-930190-87-5, 0-8176-4264-1, 0-8176-4285-4 ) with sales accumulating almost $130,000 in North America. Prof. Krantz is the editor-in-chief of the "society" journal (published in cooperation with Springer) "The Journal of Geometric Analysis" and is also the present editor-in-chief of the AMS Notices. "The Proof is in the Pudding, is the first of its kind. It details the history of the proof from its beginnings to its place in present-day mathematics. (This was presented as a "hot topic" in an article in the Notices of the AMS.)

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Éditeur
Springer-Verlag New York Inc.
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0387489088
ISBN 13 
9780387489087
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
281
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ISBN 10 :  1493938835 ISBN 13 :  9781493938834
Editeur : Springer, 2016
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