Description
Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are. -- Nature If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe.
* New Scientist
Author: William Dunham
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 02/18/1997
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.31w x 0.86d
ISBN13: 9780471176619
ISBN10: 0471176613
BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Reference
- Science | General
* New Scientist
Author: William Dunham
Publisher: Wiley
Published: 02/18/1997
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.89lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.31w x 0.86d
ISBN13: 9780471176619
ISBN10: 0471176613
BISAC Categories:
- Mathematics | Reference
- Science | General
About the Author
WILLIAM DUNHAM, Ph.D., is the Truman Koehler Professor ofMathematics at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Theauthor of the acclaimed Journey Through Genius, he was awarded the1993 George PÃ3lya Award of the Mathematical Association ofAmerica for excellence in expository writing about mathematics. Heis also the recipient of grants from the National Endowment for theHumanities.
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