Mathematical Scandals

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9781884550102
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Publisher
Wide World Industries Publishing/Tetra
ISBN-10
188455010X
ISBN-13
9781884550102
eBay Product ID (ePID)
26038661848

Product Key Features

Number of Pages
160 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Mathematical Scandals
Subject
History & Philosophy, Science & Technology
Publication Year
1997
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Theoni Pappas
Format
Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height
0.4 in
Item Weight
9.2 Oz
Item Length
8.5 in
Item Width
5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
97-012297
Dewey Edition
21
Grade From
Sixth Grade
Illustrated
Yes
Grade To
College Graduate Student
Dewey Decimal
510/.92/2 B
Synopsis
In this highly readable volume of vignettes of mathematical scandals and gossip, Theoni Pappas assembles 29 fascinating stories of intrigue and the bizarre -- in short, the human background of the history of mathematics. Might a haberdasher have changed Einstein's life? Why was the first woman mathematician murdered? How come there's no Nobel Prize in mathematics? Mathematics is principally about numbers, equations, and solutions, all of them precise and timeless. But, behind this arcane matter lies the sometimes sordid world of real people, whose rivalries and deceptions are at odds with the mathematician's reputation for clear thinking and scientific detachment., Mathematics can be a passionate subject, and this text introduces the human sides and foibles of mathematics and mathematicians. Each scandal is introduced by a vignette which, although fictional, follows factual historical accounts.
LC Classification Number
QA28.P36 1997

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