Euclid in the Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math - Paperback
by Joseph Mazur
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Language:EnglishPublisher:Plume BooksISBN-13:9780452287839ISBN-10:452287839UPC:9780452287839Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Logic, Essays, CalculusSize:8.10 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCFQJAZM42
Like Douglas Hofstadter's G del, Escher, Bach, and David Berlinski's A Tour of the Calculus, Euclid in the Rainforest combines the literary with the mathematical to explore
logic--the one indispensable tool in man's quest to understand the world. Underpinning both math and science, it is the foundation of every major advancement in knowledge since the time of the ancient Greeks. Through adventure...
logic--the one indispensable tool in man's quest to understand the world. Underpinning both math and science, it is the foundation of every major advancement in knowledge since the time of the ancient Greeks. Through adventure...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Plume BooksISBN-13:9780452287839ISBN-10:452287839UPC:9780452287839Book Category:MathematicsBook Subcategory:Logic, Essays, CalculusSize:8.10 x 5.50 x 1.00 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCFQJAZM42
Joseph Mazur is Professor of Mathematics at Marlboro College, where he has taught a wide range of classes in all areas of mathematics, its history, and philosophy.
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