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Mathematical Encounters of the Second Kind
Philip J. Davis
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Description for Mathematical Encounters of the Second Kind
Paperback. Num Pages: 304 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PBX. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 16. Weight in Grams: 459.
A number of years ago, Harriet Sheridan, then Dean of Brown University, organized a series oflectures in which individual faculty members described how it came about that they entered their various fields. I was invited to participate in this series and found in the invitation an opportunity to recall events going back to my early teens. The lecture was well received and its reception encouraged me to work up an expanded version. My manuscript lay dormant all these years. In the meanwhile, sufficiently many other mathematical experiences and encounters accumulated to make this little book. My 1981 lecture is the ... Read more
A number of years ago, Harriet Sheridan, then Dean of Brown University, organized a series oflectures in which individual faculty members described how it came about that they entered their various fields. I was invited to participate in this series and found in the invitation an opportunity to recall events going back to my early teens. The lecture was well received and its reception encouraged me to work up an expanded version. My manuscript lay dormant all these years. In the meanwhile, sufficiently many other mathematical experiences and encounters accumulated to make this little book. My 1981 lecture is the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer-Verlag New York Inc. United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
New York, NY, United States
ISBN
9781461275473
SKU
V9781461275473
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Reviews for Mathematical Encounters of the Second Kind
"This is a truly fascinating story which ... provides an insight into the life of an outstanding scientific writer." —J. Usher, Mathematics Today "If I ever were stranded in an airport, bored silly and searching for someone to talk to, I think I'd like Phillip J. Davis to be stranded with me... Davis appears to have ... Read more