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Discrete Thoughts
Kac, Mark; Rota, Gian-Carlo; Schwartz, Jacob
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Description for Discrete Thoughts
Paperback. This is a volume of essays and reviews that delightfully explores mathematics in all its moods - from the light and the witty, and humorous to serious, rational, and cerebral; beautifully written articles from three great modern mathematicians. Series: Modern Birkhauser Classics. Num Pages: 266 pages, biography. BIC Classification: PB; PDA. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 156 x 15. Weight in Grams: 439.
as anywhere today, it is becoming more d- ficult to tell the truth. To be sure, our store of accurate facts is more plentiful now than it has ever been, and the minutest details of history are being thoroughly recorded. Scientists, - men and scholars vie with each other in publishing excruciatingly definitive accounts of all that happens on the natural, political and historical scenes. Unfortunately, telling the truth is not quite the same thing as reciting a rosary of facts. Jos6 Ortega y Gasset, in an adm- able lesson summarized by Antonio Machado's three-line poem, prophetically warned us that ... Read more
as anywhere today, it is becoming more d- ficult to tell the truth. To be sure, our store of accurate facts is more plentiful now than it has ever been, and the minutest details of history are being thoroughly recorded. Scientists, - men and scholars vie with each other in publishing excruciatingly definitive accounts of all that happens on the natural, political and historical scenes. Unfortunately, telling the truth is not quite the same thing as reciting a rosary of facts. Jos6 Ortega y Gasset, in an adm- able lesson summarized by Antonio Machado's three-line poem, prophetically warned us that ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Birkhauser Boston Inc United States
Number of pages
266
Condition
New
Series
Modern Birkhauser Classics
Number of Pages
266
Place of Publication
Secaucus, United States
ISBN
9780817647742
SKU
V9780817647742
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Reviews for Discrete Thoughts
From the reviews of the second edition: "...These papers reflect on mathematics and its influence on human society. They can help the specialist to notice what is going on around him, and they may lead educated people from other domains to a better understanding of mathematics. Many of these papers can advise educators how to form a modern ... Read more