A mathematicians's miscellany.

Author/creator Littlewood, John E.
Format Book
Publication InfoLondon : Methuen, [1960]
Descriptionvii, 136 pages : diagrams, tables ; 21 cm
Subjects

Contents Mathematics with minimum raw material.--From the mathematical tripos.--Cross-purposes, unconscious assumptions, howlers, misprints, etc.--The zoo.--Ballistics.--The dilemma of probability theory.--From Fermat's last theorem to the abolition of capital punishment.--A mathematical education.-- Review of Ramanujan's collected papers.--Three reviews.--Newton and the attraction of a sphere.--Large numbers.--The discovery of Neptune.--The Adams- Airy affair.--'Lion and man.'
General note"Reprinted with minor corrections, 1957 and 1960."

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks QA7 .L58X 1957 ✔ Available Place Hold