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The Beauty of Doing Mathematics : three public dialogues / Serge Lang

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher number: :Variety Books Publishers & Distributors | :B-10 Street No 2 West Vinod Nagar Delhi 110092 Publication details: New York : Springer-Verlag, ©1985.Description: vii, 127 pages : illustrations 24 cmISBN:
  • 9780387961491
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 510 LAN
Contents:
"Originally, they were published in the Revue du Palais de la découverte [in French]"--Preface. What does a pure mathematician do and why? -- A lively activity -- Great problems of geometry and space
Summary: If someone told you that mathematics is quite beautiful, you might be surprised. But you should know that some people do mathematics all their lives, and create mathematics, just as a composer creates music. By "mathematics" I mean pure mathematics.
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"Originally, they were published in the Revue du Palais de la découverte [in French]"--Preface.

What does a pure mathematician do and why? --
A lively activity --
Great problems of geometry and space

If someone told you that mathematics is quite beautiful, you might be surprised. But you should know that some people do mathematics all their lives, and create mathematics, just as a composer creates music. By "mathematics" I mean pure mathematics.

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