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Great feuds in mathematics : ten of the liveliest disputes ever / Hal Hellman.
| Author/creator | Hellman, Hal, 1927- |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, ©2006. |
| Description | vi, 250 pages ; 25 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Table of contents only |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Tartaglia versus Cardano. Solving cubic equations -- Descartes versus Fermat. Analytic geometry and optics -- Newton versus Leibniz. Credit for the calculus -- Bernoulli versus Bernoulli. Sibling rivalry of the highest order -- Sylvester versus Huxley. Ivory tower or real world? -- Kronecker versus Cantor. Mathematical humbug -- Borel versus Zermelo. The "notorious axiom" -- Poincaré versus Russell. The logical foundations of mathematics -- Hilbert versus Brouwer. Formalism versus intuitionism -- Absolutists/platonists versus fallibilists/constructionists. Are mathematical advances discoveries or inventions? |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-242) and index. |
| LCCN | 2005031916 |
| ISBN | 0471648779 (cloth : acid-free paper) |
| ISBN | 9780471648772 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QA21 .H45 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |