Letters to a young mathematician, Ian Stewart
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Letters to a young mathematician, Ian Stewart
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eng
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-210)
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illustrations
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no index present
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non fiction
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Letters to a young mathematician
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bibliography
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Ian Stewart
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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 pick-up trucks -- Pleasures and perils of collaboration -- Is God a mathematician?
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