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Kolmogorov in Perspective.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: History of MathematicsPublisher: Providence : American Mathematical Society, 2006Copyright date: ©2000Edition: 1st edDescription: 1 online resource (242 pages)Content type:
  • text
Media type:
  • computer
Carrier type:
  • online resource
ISBN:
  • 9781470438883
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Additional physical formats: Print version:: Kolmogorov in PerspectiveDDC classification:
  • 510/.92
LOC classification:
  • QA29.K627.K656 2000
Online resources:
Contents:
Cover -- Frontispiece -- Title page -- Contents -- Preface -- Andreĭ Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (April 25, 1903 to October 20, 1987). A biographical sketch of his life and creative paths -- On A. N. Kolmogorov -- In memory of A. N. Kolmogorov -- Remembrances of A. N. Kolmogorov -- The influence of Andreĭ Nikolaevich Kolmogorov on my life -- A few words on A. N. Kolmogorov -- Memories of P. S. Aleksandrov -- Newton and contemporary mathematical thought -- Bibliography -- Back Cover.
Summary: The editorial board for the History of Mathematics series has selected for this volume a series of translations from two Russian publications, Kolmogorov in Remembrance and Mathematics and its Historical Development. This book, Kolmogorov in Perspective, includes articles written by Kolmogorov's students and colleagues and his personal accounts of shared experiences and lifelong mathematical friendships. The articles combine to give an excellent personal and scientific biography of this important mathematician. There is also an extensive bibliography with the complete list of Kolmogorov's works-including the articles written for encyclopedias and newspapers. The book is illustrated with photographs and includes quotations from Kolmogorov's letters and conversations, uniquely reflecting his mathematical tastes and opinions.
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Cover -- Frontispiece -- Title page -- Contents -- Preface -- Andreĭ Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (April 25, 1903 to October 20, 1987). A biographical sketch of his life and creative paths -- On A. N. Kolmogorov -- In memory of A. N. Kolmogorov -- Remembrances of A. N. Kolmogorov -- The influence of Andreĭ Nikolaevich Kolmogorov on my life -- A few words on A. N. Kolmogorov -- Memories of P. S. Aleksandrov -- Newton and contemporary mathematical thought -- Bibliography -- Back Cover.

The editorial board for the History of Mathematics series has selected for this volume a series of translations from two Russian publications, Kolmogorov in Remembrance and Mathematics and its Historical Development. This book, Kolmogorov in Perspective, includes articles written by Kolmogorov's students and colleagues and his personal accounts of shared experiences and lifelong mathematical friendships. The articles combine to give an excellent personal and scientific biography of this important mathematician. There is also an extensive bibliography with the complete list of Kolmogorov's works-including the articles written for encyclopedias and newspapers. The book is illustrated with photographs and includes quotations from Kolmogorov's letters and conversations, uniquely reflecting his mathematical tastes and opinions.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2024. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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