The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities
Author:   William Dunham
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
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9780471536567


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   30 August 1994
Format:   Hardback
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""Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist ""Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are."" -- Nature ""If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe."" * New Scientist

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Author:   William Dunham
Publisher:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Imprint:   John Wiley & Sons Inc
Dimensions:   Width: 16.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 24.30cm
Weight:   0.652kg
ISBN:  

9780471536567


ISBN 10:   0471536563
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   30 August 1994
Audience:   General/trade ,  General/trade ,  General ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Out of stock   Availability explained
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WILLIAM DUNHAM, Ph.D., is the Truman Koehler Professor of Mathematics at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. The author of the acclaimed Journey Through Genius, he was awarded the 1993 George Polya Award of the Mathematical Association of America for excellence in expository writing about mathematics. He is also the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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