Love and math The heart of hidden reality Edward Frenkel.
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publication details: Newyork Perseus Books Group 2013Description: 292 pages : illustrationsISBN: 9780465064953Subject(s): Mathematicians -- United States -- Biography | Mathematics | MATHEMATICS / Group Theory | MATHEMATICS / Number Theory | SCIENCE / Mathematical Physics | SCIENCE / Quantum Theory | MathematicsSummary: "Love and Math tells the two intertwined stories of mathematics and the adventure of one man in learning it. The result is a story about how he became one of the twenty-first century's leading mathematicians, working on one of the biggest ideas to come out of mathematics in the last 50 years: the Langlands Program. As Frenkel proves, a mathematical formula can be as elegant and beautiful as a painting, a poem, or a piece of music. And the process of creating new mathematics is just that, an artistic pursuit--a deeply personal experience, which requires passion, dedication, and love. In Love and Math, Frenkel shows readers the aesthetic--and the truly powerful--side of mathematics, and enables appreciation of the field even from those who have long been terrified by it."--Current library | Home library | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-282) and index.
"Love and Math tells the two intertwined stories of mathematics and the adventure of one man in learning it. The result is a story about how he became one of the twenty-first century's leading mathematicians, working on one of the biggest ideas to come out of mathematics in the last 50 years: the Langlands Program. As Frenkel proves, a mathematical formula can be as elegant and beautiful as a painting, a poem, or a piece of music. And the process of creating new mathematics is just that, an artistic pursuit--a deeply personal experience, which requires passion, dedication, and love. In Love and Math, Frenkel shows readers the aesthetic--and the truly powerful--side of mathematics, and enables appreciation of the field even from those who have long been terrified by it."--
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