Richard Trudeau confronts the fundamental question of truth and its representation through mathematical models in The Non-Euclidean Revolution. First, the author analyzes geometry in its historical and philosophical setting; second, he examines a revolution every bit as significant as the Copernican revolution in astronomy and the Darwinian revolution in biology; third, on the most speculative level, he questions the possibility of absolute knowledge of the world. Trudeau writes in a lively, entertaining, and highly accessible style. His book provides one of the most stimulating and personal presentations of a struggle with the nature of truth in mathematics and the physical world. A portion of the book won the Pólya Prize, a distinguished award from the Mathematical Association of America.
Autorius: | Richard J. Trudeau |
Leidėjas: | Birkhäuser Boston |
Išleidimo metai: | 2001 |
Knygos puslapių skaičius: | 288 |
ISBN-10: | 0817642374 |
ISBN-13: | 9780817642372 |
Formatas: | Knyga minkštu viršeliu |
Kalba: | Anglų |
Žanras: | Geometry |
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