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The sensual quadratic form

by John H Conway

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Publisher Comments:

The distinguished mathematician John Conway presents quadratic forms in a pictorial way that enables the reader to understand them mathematically without proving theorems in the traditional fashion. One learns to sense their properties. In his customary enthusiastic style, Conway uses his theme to cast light on all manner of mathematical topics from algebra, number theory and geometry, including many new ideas and features.

Book News Annotation:

Though pairing sensual with quadratic may seem oxymoronic, Conway (mathematics, Princeton U.) seeks beauty in form like mathematicians since Pythagoras. Based on lectures at the 1991 Joint Meetings of the American Mathematical Society/Mathematical Association of America, the discoverer of surreal numbers (and inventor of the mathematical game of Life), conveys to non- specialists as well as peers (with technical afterthoughts) his thesis that one can appreciate such forms with all the senses. Intriguing titles include: "Can you hear the shape of a lattice?" "The primary fragrances." "A taste of number theory."
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Real mathematics without theorems by John Conway.
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Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The first lecture: can you see the values of 2x2 + 6xy - 5y2?; 2. Afterthoughts: PSL2(Z) and Farey functions; 3. The second lecture: can you hear the shape of a lattice?; 4. Afterthoughts: Kneser's gluing method - unimodular lattices; 5. The third lecture: ... and can you feel its form?; 6. Afterthoughts: feeling the the form of a four dimensional lattice; 7. The fourth lecture: the primary fragrances; 8. Afterthought: more about the invariants - p-adic numbers; 9. Postscript: a taste of number theory; Bibliography.

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Product Details

ISBN:
9780883850305
Subtitle:
Quadratic Form
Author:
Conway, John H
Author:
Conway, John Horton
Author:
Fung, Francis Y. C.
Author:
Watkins, William
Publisher:
The Mathematical Association of America
Location:
Cambridge
Subject:
Number Theory
Subject:
Algebra - General
Subject:
Forms, quadratic
Subject:
General Mathematics
Copyright:
1997
Edition Description:
Real mathematics without theorems by John Conway.
Series:
Carus Mathematical Monographs
Series Volume:
26
Publication Date:
19970101
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
College/higher education:
Language:
English
Illustrations:
68 line diagrams
Pages:
166
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