Author: Anne Charlotte LefflerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Feminism
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Sonya Kovalevsky
Author: Anne Charlotte LefflerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Feminism
Languages : en
Pages : 406
Book Description
Remembering Sofya Kovalevskaya
Author: Michèle AudinPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 0857299298
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 288
Book Description
Sofia Kovalevskaya was a brilliant and determined young Russian woman of the 19th century who wanted to become a mathematician and who succeeded, in often difficult circumstances, in becoming arguably the first woman to have a professional university career in the way we understand it today. This memoir, written by a mathematician who specialises in symplectic geometry and integrable systems, is a personal exploration of the life, the writings and the mathematical achievements of a remarkable woman. It emphasises the originality of Kovalevskaya’s work and assesses her legacy and reputation as a mathematician and scientist. Her ideas are explained in a way that is accessible to a general audience, with diagrams, marginal notes and commentary to help explain the mathematical concepts and provide context. This fascinating book, which also examines Kovalevskaya’s love of literature, will be of interest to historians looking for a treatment of the mathematics, and those doing feminist or gender studies.
The Mathematics of Sonya Kovalevskaya
Author: R. CookePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 9780387960302
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
This book is the result of a decision taken in 1980 to begin studying the history of mathematics in the nineteenth century. I hoped by doing it to learn some thing of value about Kovalevskaya herself and about the mathematical world she inhabited. Having been trained as a mathematician, I also hoped to learn something about the proper approach to the history of the subject. The decision to begin the study with Kovalevskaya, apart from the intrinsic interest of Kovalevskaya herself, was primarily based upon the fact that the writing on her in English had been done by people who were interested in sociological and psychological aspects of her life. None of these writings discussed her mathematical work in much detail. This omission seemed to me a serious one in biographical studies of a woman whose primary significance was her mathematical work. In regard to both the content of nineteenth century mathematics and the nature of the history of mathematics I learned a great deal from writing this book. The attempt to put Kovalevskaya's work in historical context involved reading dozens of significant papers by great mathematicians. In many cases, I fear, the purport of these papers is better known to many of my readers than to me. If I persevered despite misgivings, my excuse is that this book is, after all, primarily about Kovalevskaya. If specialists in Euler, Cauchy, etc.
A Russian Childhood
Author: S. KovalevskayaPublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1475738390
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 265
Book Description
In the year 1889 Sofya Vasilievna Kovalevskaya, Profes sor of Mathematics at the University of Stockholm, pub lished her recollections of growing up in mid-nineteenth century Russia. Professor Kovalevskaya was already an international celebrity, and partly for the wrong reasons: less as the distinguished mathematician she actually was than as a "mathematical lady"--A bizarre but fascinating phenomenon.* Her book was an immediate success. She had written it in Russian, but its first publication was a translation into Swedish, the language of her adopted homeland, where it appeared thinly disguised as a novel under the title From Russian Ltfe: the Rajevski Sisters (Sonja Kovalevsky. Ur ryska lifvet. Systrarna Rajevski. Heggstrom, 1889). In the following year the book came out in Russia in two *"My gifted Mathematical Assistant Mr. Hammond exclaimed ... 'Why, this is the first handsome mathematical lady I have ever seen!'" Letter to S.V. Kovalevskaya from].]. Sylvester, Professor of Mathe matics, New College, Oxford, Dec. 25, 1886
Little Sparrow
Author: Don H. KennedyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
A biography of a nineteenth-century Russian mathmematical genius, champion of equal education for women, and first worman professor of higher mathematics.
Beyond the Limit
Author: Joan SpicciPublisher: JSS Literary Productions, LLC
ISBN: 0979625785
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 645
Book Description
Beyond The Limit is the true story of the first woman to receive a doctorate in mathematics. Despite the dictates of the Tsar's oppressive government, teenaged Sofya desires education above all else. Her rebellious pursuit takes her on a journey far beyond the challenges of academia in a man's world. She becomes entangled in a fictitious marriage, a tempestuous affair, and a brutal civil war before her victorious return home.
The Legacy of Sonya Kovalevskaya
Author: Linda KeenPublisher: American Mathematical Soc.
ISBN: 0821850679
Category : Mathematics
Languages : en
Pages : 314
Book Description
Sonya Kovalevskaya was a distinguished mathematician and considered by her contemporaries to be among the best of her generation. This work contains background material about Kovalevskaya's life and work, including a discussion of how she has been perceived by the mathematical community over the last century.
The Foundations of Mathematics
Author: Michael J. BradleyPublisher: Infobase Publishing
ISBN: 0791097218
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 177
Book Description
During the 16th and 17th centuries, mathematicians developed a wealth of new ideas but had not carefully employed accurate definitions, proofs, or procedures to document and implement them. However, in the early 19th century, mathematicians began to recognize the need to precisely define their terms, to logically prove even obvious principles, and to use rigorous methods of manipulation. The Foundations of Mathematics presents the lives and accomplishments of 10 mathematicians who lived between CE 1800 and 1900 and contributed to one or more of the four major initiatives that characterized the rapid growth of mathematics during the 19th century: the introduction of rigor, the investigation of the structure of mathematical systems, the development of new branches of mathematics, and the spread of mathematical activity throughout Europe. This readable new volume communicates the importance and impact of the work of the pioneers who redefined this area of study.
Too Much Happiness
Author: Alice MunroPublisher: Douglas Gibson Books
ISBN: 1551993058
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 322
Book Description
This stunning collection of stories demonstrates once again why Alice Munro is celebrated as a pre-eminent master of the short story. While some of the stories are traditional, set in “Alice Munro Country” in Ontario or in B.C., dealing with ordinary women’s lives, others have a new, sharper edge. They involve child murders, strange sex, and a terrifying home invasion. By way of astonishing variety, the title story, set in Victorian Europe, follows the last journey from France to Sweden of a famous Russian mathematician. This daring, superb collection proves that Alice Munro will always surprise you.
The Mathematics of Sonya Kovalevskaya
Author: R. CookePublisher: Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN: 1461252741
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
This book is the result of a decision taken in 1980 to begin studying the history of mathematics in the nineteenth century. I hoped by doing it to learn some thing of value about Kovalevskaya herself and about the mathematical world she inhabited. Having been trained as a mathematician, I also hoped to learn something about the proper approach to the history of the subject. The decision to begin the study with Kovalevskaya, apart from the intrinsic interest of Kovalevskaya herself, was primarily based upon the fact that the writing on her in English had been done by people who were interested in sociological and psychological aspects of her life. None of these writings discussed her mathematical work in much detail. This omission seemed to me a serious one in biographical studies of a woman whose primary significance was her mathematical work. In regard to both the content of nineteenth century mathematics and the nature of the history of mathematics I learned a great deal from writing this book. The attempt to put Kovalevskaya's work in historical context involved reading dozens of significant papers by great mathematicians. In many cases, I fear, the purport of these papers is better known to many of my readers than to me. If I persevered despite misgivings, my excuse is that this book is, after all, primarily about Kovalevskaya. If specialists in Euler, Cauchy, etc.