Author: David Bessis
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300270887
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet the greatest mathematicians throughout history, from René Descartes to Alexander Grothendieck, have insisted that this is not the case. Like Albert Einstein, who famously claimed to have "no special talent," they said that they had accomplished what they did using ordinary human doubts, weaknesses, curiosity, and imagination. David Bessis guides us on an illuminating path toward deeper mathematical comprehension, reconnecting us with the mental plasticity we experienced as children. With simple, concrete examples, Bessis shows how mathematical comprehension is integral to the great learning milestones of life, such as learning to see, to speak, to walk, and to eat with a spoon. Focusing on the deeply human roots of mathematics, Bessis dispels the myths of mathematical genius. He offers an engaging initiation into the experience of math not as a series of discouragingly incomprehensible logic problems but as a physical activity akin to yoga, meditation, or a martial art. This perspective will change the way you think not only about math but also about intelligence, intuition, and everything that goes on inside your head.
Mathematica
Author: David Bessis
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300270887
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet the greatest mathematicians throughout history, from René Descartes to Alexander Grothendieck, have insisted that this is not the case. Like Albert Einstein, who famously claimed to have "no special talent," they said that they had accomplished what they did using ordinary human doubts, weaknesses, curiosity, and imagination. David Bessis guides us on an illuminating path toward deeper mathematical comprehension, reconnecting us with the mental plasticity we experienced as children. With simple, concrete examples, Bessis shows how mathematical comprehension is integral to the great learning milestones of life, such as learning to see, to speak, to walk, and to eat with a spoon. Focusing on the deeply human roots of mathematics, Bessis dispels the myths of mathematical genius. He offers an engaging initiation into the experience of math not as a series of discouragingly incomprehensible logic problems but as a physical activity akin to yoga, meditation, or a martial art. This perspective will change the way you think not only about math but also about intelligence, intuition, and everything that goes on inside your head.
Publisher: Yale University Press
ISBN: 0300270887
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet the greatest mathematicians throughout history, from René Descartes to Alexander Grothendieck, have insisted that this is not the case. Like Albert Einstein, who famously claimed to have "no special talent," they said that they had accomplished what they did using ordinary human doubts, weaknesses, curiosity, and imagination. David Bessis guides us on an illuminating path toward deeper mathematical comprehension, reconnecting us with the mental plasticity we experienced as children. With simple, concrete examples, Bessis shows how mathematical comprehension is integral to the great learning milestones of life, such as learning to see, to speak, to walk, and to eat with a spoon. Focusing on the deeply human roots of mathematics, Bessis dispels the myths of mathematical genius. He offers an engaging initiation into the experience of math not as a series of discouragingly incomprehensible logic problems but as a physical activity akin to yoga, meditation, or a martial art. This perspective will change the way you think not only about math but also about intelligence, intuition, and everything that goes on inside your head.
Programming with Mathematica®
Author: Paul Wellin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107009464
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 731
Book Description
This practical, example-driven introduction teaches the foundations of the Mathematica language so it can be applied to solving concrete problems.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107009464
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 731
Book Description
This practical, example-driven introduction teaches the foundations of the Mathematica language so it can be applied to solving concrete problems.
Bibliotheca Chemico-mathematica
Author: Henry Sotheran Ltd
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Booksellers' catalogs
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
Mathematica as a Tool
Author: Stephan Kaufmann
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783764350314
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Mathematica combines symbolic and numerical calculations, plots, graphics programming, list calculations and structured documentation into an interactive environment. This book covers the program and shows with practical examples how even more complex problems can be solved with just a few commands. From the reviews: "A valuable introductory textbook on Mathematica and is very useful to scientists and engineers who use Mathematica in their work." -- ZENTRALBLATT MATH
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9783764350314
Category : Computers
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Mathematica combines symbolic and numerical calculations, plots, graphics programming, list calculations and structured documentation into an interactive environment. This book covers the program and shows with practical examples how even more complex problems can be solved with just a few commands. From the reviews: "A valuable introductory textbook on Mathematica and is very useful to scientists and engineers who use Mathematica in their work." -- ZENTRALBLATT MATH
An Elementary Introduction to the Wolfram Language
Author: Stephen Wolfram
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781944183059
Category : Mathematica (Computer file).
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Wolfram Language represents a major advance in programming languages that makes leading-edge computation accessible to everyone. Unique in its approach of building in vast knowledge and automation, the Wolfram Language scales from a single line of easy-to-understand interactive code to million-line production systems. This book provides an elementary introduction to the Wolfram Language and modern computational thinking. It assumes no prior knowledge of programming, and is suitable for both technical and non-technical college and high-school students, as well as anyone with an interest in the latest technology and its practical application.
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Incorporated
ISBN: 9781944183059
Category : Mathematica (Computer file).
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The Wolfram Language represents a major advance in programming languages that makes leading-edge computation accessible to everyone. Unique in its approach of building in vast knowledge and automation, the Wolfram Language scales from a single line of easy-to-understand interactive code to million-line production systems. This book provides an elementary introduction to the Wolfram Language and modern computational thinking. It assumes no prior knowledge of programming, and is suitable for both technical and non-technical college and high-school students, as well as anyone with an interest in the latest technology and its practical application.
The Century Dictionary
Author: William Dwight Whitney
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
Catalogue of a selected portion of the scientific, historical and miscellaneous Library of J. O. Halliwell ... which will be sold by auction ... June 25, 1840, etc
Author: afterwards HALLIWELL-PHILLIPPS HALLIWELL (James Orchard)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
An American Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Noah Webster
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 1300
Book Description
The New Century Dictionary of the English Language
Author: Hulbert G. Emery
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 950
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : English language
Languages : en
Pages : 950
Book Description
The Mathematica Book
Author: Stephen Wolfram
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
ISBN: 1579550223
Category : Computer science
Languages : en
Pages : 1488
Book Description
Wolfram, frequently likened to Newton, Darwin and Einstein, has instigated a major intellectual revolution with his discoveries that have yielded many new insights in physics, mathematics, computer science, biology and many other fields. Mathematica is now the world's leading computing and symbolic programming. This new 5th edition that covers every aspect of Mathematica is both a highly readable tutorial and a definitive reference for over a million Mathematica users worldwide. It is an essential resource for all users of Mathematica from beginners to experts.
Publisher: Wolfram Research, Inc.
ISBN: 1579550223
Category : Computer science
Languages : en
Pages : 1488
Book Description
Wolfram, frequently likened to Newton, Darwin and Einstein, has instigated a major intellectual revolution with his discoveries that have yielded many new insights in physics, mathematics, computer science, biology and many other fields. Mathematica is now the world's leading computing and symbolic programming. This new 5th edition that covers every aspect of Mathematica is both a highly readable tutorial and a definitive reference for over a million Mathematica users worldwide. It is an essential resource for all users of Mathematica from beginners to experts.