
by Mircea Pitici (Editor), Mircea Pitici (Editor)
Offers surprising insights into the nature, meaning, and practice of mathematics. This book explains mathematical aspects of origami foldings; discusses the frequency and distribution of the prime numbers; ponders whether mathematics is invented or discovered; and describes what is special about a ball in five dimensions.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 322
Edition: 2012 ed.
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 11 Nov 2012
ISBN 10: 0691156557
ISBN 13: 9780691156552