The Mind of the Mathematician - Hardcover

Fitzgerald, Michael; James, Ioan

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ISBN 10: 0801885876 ISBN 13: 9780801885877

Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007

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The mind of the mathematician editado por John Hopkins

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"The authors' careful treatments are an especially welcome addition to a genre riddled with apocryphal anecdotes and shoddy scholarship."

(Donald O'Shea Nature)

"A fine book, providing for agreeable and easy reading."

(Michael Otte Mathematical Reviews)

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What makes mathematicians tick? How do their minds process formulas and concepts that, for most of the rest of the world’s population, remain mysterious and beyond comprehension? Is there a connection between mathematical creativity and mental illness?

In The Mind of the Mathematician, internationally famous mathematician Ioan James and accomplished psychiatrist Michael Fitzgerald look at the complex world of mathematics and the mind. Together they explore the behavior and personality traits that tend to fit the profile of a mathematician. They discuss mathematics and the arts, savants, gender and mathematical ability, and the impact of autism, personality disorders, and mood disorders.

These topics, together with a succinct analysis of some of the great mathematical personalities of the past three centuries, combine to form an eclectic and fascinating blend of story and scientific inquiry.

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• Verlag: Johns Hopkins University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0801885876
• ISBN 13: 9780801885877
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Auflage: 1
• Anzahl der Seiten: 196