Love and math the heart of hidden reality
"Love and Math tells the two intertwined stories of mathematics and the adventure of one man in learning it. The result is a story about how he became one of the twenty-first century's leading mathematicians, working on one of the biggest ideas to come out of mathematics in the last 50 yea...
| Main Author: | Frenkel, Edward, 1968- (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group,
[2013]
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| Summary: |
"Love and Math tells the two intertwined stories of mathematics and the adventure of one man in learning it. The result is a story about how he became one of the twenty-first century's leading mathematicians, working on one of the biggest ideas to come out of mathematics in the last 50 years: the Langlands Program. As Frenkel proves, a mathematical formula can be as elegant and beautiful as a painting, a poem, or a piece of music. And the process of creating new mathematics is just that, an artistic pursuit--a deeply personal experience, which requires passion, dedication, and love. In Love and Math, Frenkel shows readers the aesthetic--and the truly powerful--side of mathematics, and enables appreciation of the field even from those who have long been terrified by it."--Provided by publisher. |
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| Physical Description: |
292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Bibliography: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-282) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780465050741 (hardback) 0465050743 (hardback) 0465069959 (e-book) 9780465069958 (e-book) |
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