Letters to a Young Mathematician

Name: Letters to a Young Mathematician
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ISBN: 9780465082322

ISBN-10: 0465082327

ISBN-13: 9780465082322

Edition: 2007

Authors: Ian Stewart

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Mathematician Ian Stewart tells readers what he wishes he had known when he was a student. He takes up subjects ranging from the philosophical to the practical--what mathematics is and why it's worth doing, the relationship between logic and proof, the role of beauty in mathematical thinking, the future of mathematics, how to deal with the peculiarities of the mathematical community, and many others.

Book details

List price: $15.00
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Basic Books
Publication date: 3/27/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 224
Size: 4.00" wide x 8.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English



Preface



Why Do Math?



How I Almost Became a Lawyer



The Breadth of Mathematics



Hasn't It All Been Done?



Surrounded by Math



How Mathematicians Think



How to Learn Math



Fear of Proofs



Can't Computers Solve Everything?



Mathematical Storytelling



Going for the Jugular



Blockbusters



Impossible Problems



The Career Ladder



Pure or Applied?



Where Do You Get Those Crazy Ideas?



How to Teach Math



The Mathematical Community



Pigs and Pickup Trucks



Pleasures and Perils of Collaboration



Is God a Mathematician?


Notes and References