Doing mathematics: convention, subject, calculation, analogy
Auteur :
Krieger, Martin H
Éditeur :
World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
ISBN :
9789812382061
Date de publication :
27 janv. 2003
Dimensions :
21,0 x 15,0 x 2,5 cm
Poids :
1275 g
Format :
book
Langue :
Anglais
Pays d'origine :
Grande Bretagne
A discussion of ways of doing mathematical work. It argues that the conventions we adopt, the subject areas we delimit, what we can prove and calculate about the physical world, and the analogies that work for mathematicians - all depend on mathematics, what will work out and what won't.