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020			_a9781447169352
028			_a;International Book Distributors _b:Flat No 17, Prakash Apartment 4405/2, 5 Ansari Road Darya Ganj New Delhi _c:117823 _d:30/05/2022
082			_a510.92 AUD
100			_a Audin, Michèle
245			_aRemembering Sofya Kovalevskaya _c/ Michèle Audin
260			_aLondon ; New York _b: Springer _c©2011
300			_aix, 284p _c24cm.
365			_b3114
505			_aSofya's chronology -- Sofya's names -- Stories -- The thesis of Sofya, the Cauchy-Kovalevskaya theorem -- The Solid -- A letter to Mittag-Leffler -- Stockholm -- A letter to Vollmar -- The Bordin prize and Sofya's reputation -- The women of Men of mathematics -- I remember Sofya, by George, Gösta, Julia and all the rest -- I too remember Sofya -- Bibliography.
520			_aSofia Kovalevskaya was a brilliant and determined young Russian woman of the 19th century who wanted to become a mathematician and who succeeded, in often difficult circumstances, in becoming arguably the first woman to have a professional university career in the way we understand it today. This memoir, written by a mathematician who specialises in symplectic geometry and integrable systems, is a personal exploration of the life, the writings and the mathematical achievements of a remarkable woman. It emphasises the originality of Kovalevskaya's work and assesses her legacy and reputation as a mathematician and scientist. Her ideas are explained in a way that is accessible to a general audience, with diagrams, marginal notes and commentary to help explain the mathematical concepts and provide context. This fascinating book, which also examines Kovalevskaya's love of literature, will be of interest to historians looking for a treatment of the mathematics, and those doing feminist or gender studies.
650			_aMathematics
650			_aMathématiciennes -- Russie -- Biographies.
650			_aWomen mathematicians
650			_aRussia.
700			_aAudin, Michele
942			_cBOOK
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