Mathematics, the science of patterns : the search for order in life, mind, and the universe

By:

Keith J Devlin

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Scientific American Library series, 52Publication details: New York Scientific American Library, 1994Description: vii, 215 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cmISBN:

9780716760221

Subject(s):

Mathematics

DDC classification:

510.1 DEV-M

Contents:

Counting -- Reasoning and communicating -- Motion and change -- Shape -- Symmetry and regularity -- Position.

Summary: The author argues that the guiding principles of some of the most mysterious mathematical topics can be made comprehensible, and shows just why the definition of mathematics as "working with numbers" has been out of date for nearly 2500 years.

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Counting -- Reasoning and communicating -- Motion and change -- Shape -- Symmetry and regularity -- Position.

The author argues that the guiding principles of some of the most mysterious mathematical topics can be made comprehensible, and shows just why the definition of mathematics as "working with numbers" has been out of date for nearly 2500 years.

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