Mathematica A secret world of intuition and curiosity
Book - 2024
"A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists"--
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- Subjects
- Published
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New Haven ; London :
Yale University Press
[2024]
- Language
- English
French - Main Author
- Physical Description
- vii, 330 pages illustrations 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN
- 9780300270884
- 1. Three Secrets
- 2. The Right Side of the Spoon
- 3. The Power of Thought
- 4. Real Magic
- 5. Unseen Actions
- 6. Refusing to Read
- 7. The Child's Pose
- 8. The Theory of Touch
- 9. Something's Going on Here
- 10. The Art of Seeing
- 11. The Ball and the Bat
- 12. There Are No Tricks
- 13. Looking Like a Fool
- 14. A Martial Art
- 15. Awe and Magic
- 16. Hyperlucidity
- 17. Controlling the Universe
- 18. The Elephant in the Room
- 19. Abstract and Vague
- 20. A Mathematical Awakening
- Epilogue
- Notes and Further Reading
- Illustration Credits
- Acknowledgments
- Index