The Mind of the Mathematician.
Fitzgerald, Michael.
The Mind of the Mathematician. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (196 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: TOUR OF THE LITERATURE -- Chapter 1. Mathematicians and Their World -- Chapter 2. Mathematical Ability -- Chapter 3. The Dynamics of Mathematical Creation -- PART II: TWENTY MATHEMATICAL PERSONALITIES -- Chapter 4. Lagrange, Gauss, Cauchy, and Dirichlet -- Chapter 5. Hamilton, Galois, Byron, and Riemann -- Chapter 6. Cantor, Kovalevskaya, Poincaré, and Hilbert -- Chapter 7. Hadamard, Hardy, Noether, and Ramanujan -- Chapter 8. Fisher, Wiener, Dirac, and Gödel -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
These topics, together with a succinct analysis of some of the great mathematical personalities of the past three centuries, combine to form an eclectic and fascinating blend of story and scientific inquiry.
9780801896897
Mathematical ability - Sex differences.
Electronic books.
PR858.S45F47
510.1/9
The Mind of the Mathematician. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (196 pages)
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: TOUR OF THE LITERATURE -- Chapter 1. Mathematicians and Their World -- Chapter 2. Mathematical Ability -- Chapter 3. The Dynamics of Mathematical Creation -- PART II: TWENTY MATHEMATICAL PERSONALITIES -- Chapter 4. Lagrange, Gauss, Cauchy, and Dirichlet -- Chapter 5. Hamilton, Galois, Byron, and Riemann -- Chapter 6. Cantor, Kovalevskaya, Poincaré, and Hilbert -- Chapter 7. Hadamard, Hardy, Noether, and Ramanujan -- Chapter 8. Fisher, Wiener, Dirac, and Gödel -- References -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Z.
These topics, together with a succinct analysis of some of the great mathematical personalities of the past three centuries, combine to form an eclectic and fascinating blend of story and scientific inquiry.
9780801896897
Mathematical ability - Sex differences.
Electronic books.
PR858.S45F47
510.1/9