Mathematics today : twelve informal essays / edited by Lynn Arthur Steen.
Editor: New York : Springer-Verlag, c1978Descripción: viii, 367 p. : il. ; 24 cmISBN: 0387903054 (New York); 3540903054 (Berlin)Trabajos contenidos: Hammond, Allen L | Richards, Ian | Alperin, Jonathan | Penrose, Roger | Thompson, Philip | Haken, Wolfgang | Appel, Kenneth I., 1932- | Graham, Ronald L., 1935- | Moore, David S | Davis, Martin, 1928- | Schwartz, Jacob T | Hoppensteadt, F. C | Browder, Felix E | Mac Lane, Saunders, 1909-2005Tema(s): Mathematics -- Addresses, essays, lecturesOtra clasificación: 00A05 (00A06 00A30)Preface v Mathematics Today / Lynn Arthur Steen [1] Part One [13] Mathematics—Our Invisible Culture / Allen L. Hammond [15] Part Two [35] Number Theory / Ian Richards [37] Groups and Symmetry / Jonathan Alperin [65] The Geometry of the Universe / Roger Penrose [83] The Mathematics of Meteorology / Philip Thompson [127] The Four Color Problem / Kenneth Appel and Wolfgang Haken [153] Part Three [181] Combinatorial Scheduling Theory / Ronald Graham [183] Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data / David S. Moore [213] What is a Computation? / Martin Davis [241] Mathematics as a Tool for Economic [269] Understanding / Jacob Schwartz Mathematical Aspects of Population [297] Biology / Frank C. Hoppensteadt Part Four [321] The Relevance of Mathematics / Felix E. Browder and Saunders Mac Lane [323] About the Authors [351] Further Reading [355] Index [359]
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Preface v --
Mathematics Today / Lynn Arthur Steen [1] --
Part One [13] --
Mathematics—Our Invisible Culture / Allen L. Hammond [15] --
Part Two [35] --
Number Theory / Ian Richards [37] --
Groups and Symmetry / Jonathan Alperin [65] --
The Geometry of the Universe / Roger Penrose [83] --
The Mathematics of Meteorology / Philip Thompson [127] --
The Four Color Problem / Kenneth Appel and Wolfgang Haken [153] --
Part Three [181] --
Combinatorial Scheduling Theory / Ronald Graham [183] --
Statistical Analysis of Experimental Data / David S. Moore [213] --
What is a Computation? / Martin Davis [241] --
Mathematics as a Tool for Economic [269] --
Understanding / Jacob Schwartz --
Mathematical Aspects of Population [297] --
Biology / Frank C. Hoppensteadt --
Part Four [321] --
The Relevance of Mathematics / Felix E. Browder and Saunders Mac Lane [323] --
About the Authors [351] --
Further Reading [355] --
Index [359] --
MR, 80b:00007
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