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Mathematica: A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity Hardcover – 2024 by David
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- ISBN
- 9780300270884
- Subject Area
- Mathematics
- Publication Name
- Mathematica : a Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity
- Publisher
- Yale University Press
- Item Length
- 0.9 in
- Subject
- History & Philosophy, Study & Teaching
- Publication Year
- 2024
- Type
- Textbook
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.1 in
- Item Weight
- 17.1 Oz
- Item Width
- 0.6 in
- Number of Pages
- 344 Pages
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Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300270887
ISBN-13
9780300270884
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14063404319
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Number of Pages
344 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Mathematica : a Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity
Publication Year
2024
Subject
History & Philosophy, Study & Teaching
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Mathematics
Format
Hardcover
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Item Height
0.1 in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz
Item Length
0.9 in
Item Width
0.6 in
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"The inside story on how mathematicians think, how they choose their problems, how they avoid getting discouraged, and why common beliefs about mathematics are wrong. Brilliant, readable, and perceptive."--Ian Stewart, author of What's the Use? "This is an insightful, illuminating, and thought-provoking book, de-mystifying what it means and feels like to do mathematics."--Eugenia Cheng, author of Is Math Real? , The Joy of Abstraction , and How to Bake Pi "This is a rare specimen: a mathematical self-improvement book. It's full of playful, assertive, inventive coaching for becoming your best mathematical self."--Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad Drawings, "I was utterly charmed by Mathematica . Whether you love math or hate it (or just think you hate it), please read this book. It's about what mathematics really is."--Steven Strogatz, author of Infinite Powers "I felt like David Bessis put in writing the way I learn, enjoy, and live mathematics. A must-read for mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike."--Hugo Duminil-Copin, 2022 Fields Medal laureate "In this revealing book, David Bessis leads us on an earnest and personal journey into how to think mathematically: a process of exploration, making mistakes, and gradually correcting and improving one's understanding."--Terence Tao, 2006 Fields Medal laureate "This is an insightful, illuminating, and thought-provoking book, de-mystifying what it means and feels like to do mathematics."--Eugenia Cheng, author of Is Math Real? , The Joy of Abstraction , and How to Bake Pi "This is a rare specimen: a mathematical self-improvement book. It's full of playful, assertive, inventive coaching for becoming your best mathematical self."--Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad Drawings, "I was utterly charmed by Mathematica . Whether you love math or hate it (or just think you hate it), please read this book. It's about what mathematics REALLY is."--Steven Strogatz, author of Infinite Powers "I felt like David Bessis put in writing the way I learn, enjoy, and live mathematics. A must-read for mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike." --Hugo Duminil-Copin, 2022 Fields Medal Laureate "In this revealing book, David Bessis leads us on an earnest and personal journey into how to think mathematically: a process of exploration, making mistakes, and gradually correcting and improving one's understanding."--Terence Tao, 2006 Fields Medal Laureate "The inside story on how mathematicians think, how they choose their problems, how they avoid getting discouraged, and why common beliefs about mathematics are wrong. Brilliant, readable, and perceptive."--Ian Stewart, author of What's the Use? "This is an insightful, illuminating, and thought-provoking book, de-mystifying what it means and feels like to do mathematics."--Eugenia Cheng, author of Is Math Real? , The Joy of Abstraction , and How to Bake Pi, "The inside story on how mathematicians think, how they choose their problems, how they avoid getting discouraged, and why common beliefs about mathematics are wrong. Brilliant, readable, and perceptive."--Ian Stewart, author of What's the Use? "This is an insightful, illuminating, and thought-provoking book, de-mystifying what it means and feels like to do mathematics."--Eugenia Cheng, author of Is Math Real? , The Joy of Abstraction , and How to Bake Pi "This is a rare specimen: a mathematical self-improvement book. It's full of playful, assertive, inventive coaching for becoming your best mathematical self."--Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad Drawings "I was utterly charmed by Mathematica. Whether you love math or hate it (or just think you hate it), please read this book. It's about what mathematics REALLY is."--Steven Strogatz, author of Infinite Powers, "In this revealing book, David Bessis leads us on an earnest and personal journey into how to think mathematically: a process of exploration, making mistakes, and gradually correcting and improving one's understanding."--Terence Tao, 2006 Fields Medal Laureate "I felt like David Bessis put in writing the way I learn, enjoy, and live mathematics. A must-read for mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike." --Hugo Duminil-Copin, 2022 Fields Medal Laureate "I was utterly charmed by Mathematica . Whether you love math or hate it (or just think you hate it), please read this book. It's about what mathematics REALLY is."--Steven Strogatz, author of Infinite Powers "This is an insightful, illuminating, and thought-provoking book, de-mystifying what it means and feels like to do mathematics."--Eugenia Cheng, author of Is Math Real? , The Joy of Abstraction , and How to Bake Pi "The inside story on how mathematicians think, how they choose their problems, how they avoid getting discouraged, and why common beliefs about mathematics are wrong. Brilliant, readable, and perceptive."--Ian Stewart, author of What's the Use?, "I was utterly charmed by Mathematica . Whether you love math or hate it (or just think you hate it), please read this book. It's about what mathematics really is."--Steven Strogatz, author of Infinite Powers "I felt like David Bessis put in writing the way I learn, enjoy, and live mathematics. A must-read for mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike."--Hugo Duminil-Copin, 2022 Fields Medal laureate "In this revealing book, David Bessis leads us on an earnest and personal journey into how to think mathematically: a process of exploration, making mistakes, and gradually correcting and improving one's understanding."--Terence Tao, 2006 Fields Medal laureate "The inside story on how mathematicians think, how they choose their problems, how they avoid getting discouraged, and why common beliefs about mathematics are wrong. Brilliant, readable, and perceptive."--Ian Stewart, author of What's the Use? "This is an insightful, illuminating, and thought-provoking book, de-mystifying what it means and feels like to do mathematics."--Eugenia Cheng, author of Is Math Real? , The Joy of Abstraction , and How to Bake Pi, "In this revealing book, David Bessis leads us on an earnest and personal journey into how to think mathematically: a process of exploration, making mistakes, and gradually correcting and improving one's understanding."--Terence Tao, 2006 Fields Medal Laureate "I was utterly charmed by Mathematica . Whether you love math or hate it (or just think you hate it), please read this book. It's about what mathematics REALLY is."--Steven Strogatz, author of Infinite Powers "This is an insightful, illuminating, and thought-provoking book, de-mystifying what it means and feels like to do mathematics."--Eugenia Cheng, author of Is Math Real? , The Joy of Abstraction , and How to Bake Pi "The inside story on how mathematicians think, how they choose their problems, how they avoid getting discouraged, and why common beliefs about mathematics are wrong. Brilliant, readable, and perceptive."--Ian Stewart, author of What's the Use? "This is a rare specimen: a mathematical self-improvement book. It's full of playful, assertive, inventive coaching for becoming your best mathematical self."--Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad Drawings, "This is a rare specimen: a mathematical self-improvement book. It's full of playful, assertive, inventive coaching for becoming your best mathematical self."--Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad Drawings "This is an insightful, illuminating, and thought-provoking book, de-mystifying what it means and feels like to do mathematics."--Eugenia Cheng, author of Is Math Real? , The Joy of Abstraction , and How to Bake Pi, "This is a rare specimen: a mathematical self-improvement book. It's full of playful, assertive, inventive coaching for becoming your best mathematical self."--Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad Drawings
Synopsis
A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet the greatest mathematicians throughout history, from René Descartes to Alexander Grothendieck, have insisted that this is not the case. Like Albert Einstein, who famously claimed to have "no special talent," they said that they had accomplished what they did using ordinary human doubts, weaknesses, curiosity, and imagination. David Bessis guides us on an illuminating path toward deeper mathematical comprehension, reconnecting us with the mental plasticity we experienced as children. With simple, concrete examples, Bessis shows how mathematical comprehension is integral to the great learning milestones of life, such as learning to see, to speak, to walk, and to eat with a spoon. Focusing on the deeply human roots of mathematics, Bessis dispels the myths of mathematical genius. He offers an engaging initiation into the experience of math not as a series of discouragingly incomprehensible logic problems but as a physical activity akin to yoga, meditation, or a martial art. This perspective will change the way you think not only about math but also about intelligence, intuition, and everything that goes on inside your head., A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists
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