Mathematics for human flourishing
Francis Su; with reflections by Christopher Jackson
Bok Engelsk 2020
Utgitt | Yale University Press , 2020
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Omfang | x, 274 sider : illustrasjoner
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Opplysninger | "In this profound book, written for a diverse audience but especially for the disenchanted, an award-winning mathematician and educator weaves personal reflections, puzzles, and stories to show how mathematics meets basic human desires and cultivates virtues essential for human flourishing. Readers will explore mathematical ideas and hear from those who have struggled, including Christopher Jackson, who discovered mathematics as an inmate in a federal prison. Christopher Jackson's letters appear throughout the book and show how this intellectual pursuit can-and must-be open to all"--
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Emner | Jackson, Christopher, , 1985 or 1986- : (NO-TrBIB)(DLC)no2020039151
Matematisk filosofi : (NO-TrBIB)REAL013713 matematikk filosofi |
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ISBN | 978-0300237139
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