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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.Product Identifiers
PublisherPrinceton University Press
ISBN-139780691154237
eBay Product ID (ePID)209029305
Product Key Features
Number of Pages464 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMathematics Without Apologies: Portrait of a Problematic Vocation
Publication Year2015
SubjectMathematics
TypeTextbook
AuthorMichael Harris
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height235 mm
Item Weight765 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorMichael Harris