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The Joy of Mathematics A Conversation with Ian Stewart.
This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Ian Stewart, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and bestselling science and science fiction writer. For Ian Stewart, mathematics is far more than dreary arithmetic, while mathematical thinking...
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Toronto :
Open Agenda Publishing,
2021.
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| Series: | Ideas Roadshow Conversations Ser.
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Full text (Wentworth users only) |
| Local Note: | ProQuest Ebook Central |
| Summary: | This book is based on an in-depth filmed conversation between Howard Burton and Ian Stewart, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and bestselling science and science fiction writer. For Ian Stewart, mathematics is far more than dreary arithmetic, while mathematical thinking is one of the most important--and overlooked--aspects of contemporary society. This wide-ranging conversation explores what mathematics is and why it's worth doing, symmetry, networks and patterns, the relationship between logic and proof, the role of beauty in mathematical thinking, the future of. |
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| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (39 p.). |
| ISBN: | 9781771700955 1771700955 1771702885 9781771702881 |