Mathematics and the Unexpected
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Mathematics and the Unexpected
Book Details
- Author
- Ivar Ekeland
- Publisher
- University of Chicago Press
- Format
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- Category
- Mathematics
- Condition
- New
- ISBN-13
- 9780226199900
- ISBN-10
- 0226199908
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ISBN: 0226199908
Author: Ekeland, Ivar
Condition: New
"Not the least unexpected thing about Mathematics and the Unexpected is that a real mathematician should write not just a literate work, but a literary one."-Ian Stewart, New Scientist"In this brief, elegant treatise, assessable to anyone who likes to think, Ivar Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project (it will snow in January) but particulars are practically impossible (it will snow from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the 21st)."-Village Voice
- Philosophy | Science | Logic | Prediction | Geometry
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