Mathematics Without Apologies Portrait of a Problematic Vocation |
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| Author:
| Harris, Michael |
| Preface by:
| Harris, Michael |
| ISBN: | 978-0-691-17583-6 |
| Publication Date: | May 2017 |
| Publisher: | Princeton University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $23.95 |
Book Description:
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What do pure mathematicians do, and why do they do it? Looking beyond the conventional answers--for the sake of truth, beauty, and practical applications--this book offers an eclectic panorama of the lives and values and hopes and fears of mathematicians in the twenty-first century, assembling material from a startlingly diverse assortment of scholarly, journalistic, and pop culture sources.
What do pure mathematicians do, and why do they do it? Looking beyond the conventional answers--for the sake of truth, beauty, and practical applications--this book offers an eclectic panorama of the lives and values and hopes and fears of mathematicians in the twenty-first century, assembling material from a startlingly diverse assortment of scholarly, journalistic, and pop culture sources.