Power of Mathematics

Name: Power of Mathematics
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ISBN: 9780070212589

ISBN-10: 0070212589

ISBN-13: 9780070212589

Edition: 1992

Authors: Moshe Flato, Maurice Robine

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This and the preceding seven titles comprise the first releases in McGraw-Hill's new Horizons of science series, a series highly acclaimed in its original French publication in 1989/1990 (Paris: Hachette). Designed especially for nonspecialists, the series examines important discoveries and scientific breakthroughs in the entire range of scientific disciplines, providing readers with an understanding of the questions and issues currently facing scientific investigators. Six additional titles will be published in the fall of 1992, and others will follow at regular intervals. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Book details

List price: $11.95
Copyright year: 1992
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Professional Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 96
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.25" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Introduction	p. 7
Mathematical Research	p. 19
Cultural and social powers	p. 19
Epistemological illusions	p. 23
The reality of research	p. 28
The unity of mathematics	p. 32
Progress in mathematics	p. 35
Physics and mathematics	p. 39
Mathematics and the other sciences	p. 49
Mathematics and mathematical logic	p. 49
Mathematics and computer science	p. 55
From mathematical physics to physical mathematics	p. 59
Mathematics and biology	p. 65
Mathematics and economics	p. 68
Being a mathematician	p. 73
The youth of mathematicians	p. 73
The faults of "Bourbakism"	p. 76
Mathematics and cultures	p. 80
Politics of research	p. 85
The teaching of mathematics: modern math	p. 88
Casinos	p. 90
Bibliography	p. 95
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