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Art of Mathematics

by Jerry P King

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ISBN13: 9780306441295
ISBN10: 0306441292
Condition: Standard
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Book News Annotation:

King (mathematics, Lehigh U.) waxes eloquent for an audience of humanists and aesthetes on the motivating force for mathematics which is beauty, the goal of mathematics which is truth, and the importance of mathematics resulting from what the mathematical truths tell us about reality.
Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-303) and index.
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ISBN:
9780306441295
Author:
King, Jerry P
Publisher:
Plenum Press
Location:
New York :
Subject:
Mathematics
Copyright:
1992
Series Volume:
vol. 1555.
Publication Date:
c1992
Binding:
Trade Cloth
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
vi, 313 p.
Dimensions:
8.61x5.79x1.17 in. 1.17 lbs.
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