Journey Through Genius: Great Theorems of Mathematics (Wiley Science Editions)

作者 William Dunham著
出版社 Wiley
出版时间 1990年3月第1版
ISBN 9780471500308
定价 249.20

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PraiseforWilliamDunhamsJourneyThroughGeniusTheGreatTheoremsofMathematics"Dunhamdeftlyguidesthereaderthroughtheverbalandlogicalintricaciesofmajormathematicalquestionsandproofs,conveyingasplendidsenseofhowthegreatestmathematiciansfromancienttomoderntimespresentedtheirarguments."IvarsPetersonAuthor,TheMathematicalTouristMathematicsandPhysicsEditor,ScienceNews"Itismathematicspresentedasaseriesofworksofart;afascinatinglingeringoverindividualexamplesofingenuityandinsight.Itismathematicsbylightningflash."IsaacAsimov"Itisacaptivatingcollectionofessaysofmajormathematicalachievementsbroughttolifebythepersonalandhistoricalanecdoteswhichtheauthorhasskillfullywovenintothetext.Thisisabookwhichshouldfinditsplaceonthebookshelfofanyoneinterestedinscienceandthescientistswhocreateit."R.L.Graham,AT&TBellLaboratories"Comeonatime–machinetourthrough2,300yearsinwhichDunhamdropsinonsomeofthegreatestmathematiciansinhistory.Almostasifwechatoverteaandcrumpets,wegettoknowthemandtheirideasideasthatringwitheternityandthatofferglimpsesintotheoftenveiledbeautyofmathematicsandlogic.Andallthewhilewemarvel,hopingthatthetourwillnotstop."JearlWalker,PhysicsDepartment,ClevelandStateUniversityAuthorofTheFlyingCircusofPhysics

作者简介

AbouttheauthorWILLIAMDUNHAMisaPhiBetaKappagraduateoftheUniversityofPittsburgh.AfterreceivinghisPhDfromtheOhioStateUniversityin1974,hejoinedthemathematicsfacultyatHanoverCollegeinIndiana.HehasdirectedasummerseminarfundedbytheNationalEndowmentfortheHumanitiesonthetopicof"TheGreatTheoremsofMathematicsinHistoricalContext."

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