Musings of the Masters: An Anthology of Mathematical ReflectionsRaymond Ayoub MAA, 2004 - 277 pàgines The anthology is a collection of articles contiguous to the humanities written by renowned mathematicians of the twentieth century. The articles cover a variety of topics that, for want of a better name, shall be referred to as humanistic. An important criterion, thereby limiting the choice, is that the articles should be accessible to the literate reader who may or may not have technical knowledge of mathematics. The articles span roughly a century in time and a wide range in subject. They are by mathematicians acknowledged by their peers as outstanding creators whose work has added richly to the discipline. Each article is preceded by a brief biographical sketch of the author and a brief indication of the content. The material is accessible to a wide audience, lay as well as academic. |
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Mathematics and Thinking Mathematically Mary Cartwright | 3 |
Mathematical Invention Henri Poincaré | 17 |
Thoughts on the Heuristic Method Jacques Hadamard | 31 |
Mathematical Proof G H Hardy | 45 |
The Unity of Knowledge Hermann Weyl | 65 |
Mathematics and the Arts Marston Morse | 81 |
Intuition Reason and Faith in Science George David Birkhoff | 95 |
Logic and the Understanding of Nature David Hilbert | 115 |
The Mathematician John von Neumann | 169 |
The Community of Scholars André Lichnerowicz | 185 |
Why and How André Weil | 199 |
Does God Exist? Paul Lévy | 217 |
Goethe and Mathematics Wilhelm Maak | 231 |
Leonardo and Mathematics Francesco Severi | 247 |
The Highest Good Norbert Wiener | 257 |
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The Cultural Basis of Mathematics Raymond Wilder | 129 |
Presidential Address to the British Association J J Sylvester | 151 |
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