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Letters to a young mathematician
Letters to a young mathematician
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Author
Stewart, Ian
Publisher
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group
Publication Date
c2006
Language
English
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Franklin Ave. Library - Nonfiction - Adult
510 St
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Why do math?
How I almost became a lawyer
The breadth of mathematics
Hasn't it all been done?
Surrounded by math
How mathematicians think
How to learn math
Fear of proofs
Can't computers solve everything?
Mathematical storytelling
Going for the jugular
Blockbusters
Impossible problems
The career ladder
Pure or applied?
Where do you get those crazy ideas?
How to teach math
The mathematical community
Pigs and pickup trucks
Pleasures and perils of collaboration
Is God a mathematician?
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Mathematics
Mathematics -- Miscellanea
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9780465082315
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