Edité par Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ, 2012
ISBN 10 : 0691149046 ISBN 13 : 9780691149042
Langue: anglais
Vendeur : Books by White/Walnut Valley Books, Winfield, KS, Etats-Unis
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EUR 30,80
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Ajouter au panierHardcover. Etat : Very Good +. 1st Edition. Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ. 2012. Hardcover. First Printing by Line Number. Book is tight, square, and unmarked. Book Condition: Very Good +; small smudge to textblock bottom; small smudge line to FFFP. DJ: Very Good +; light rubbing to panels. Charcoal gray cloth boards and spine with bright gilt lettering to spine. 570 pp 8vo. This book brings together important thinkers in mathematics, history, and philosophy to explore the relationship between mathematics and narrative. This book delves into topics such as the way in which historical and biographical narratives shape our understanding of mathematics and mathematicians, the development of "myths of origins" in mathematics, the structure an importance of mathematical dreams, the role of storytelling in the formation of mathematical intuitions, the ways mathematics helps us organize the way we think about narrative structure, and much more. A clean very presentable copy in a Brodart mylar jacket.