Euclid in the rainforest : discovering universal truth in logic and math
Mazur, Joseph2006
Books, Manuscripts
Joseph Mazur provives a portrayal of the three key ideas that have guided our pursuit of ultimate truth: the traditional Euclidean logic of the Greek; the logic that deals with the weirdness of infinity; and the logic of plausible reasoning, now the basis of all science.
Main title:
Author:
Mazur, Joseph, author
Imprint:
New York : Plume, 2006.New York : Plume, 2006.
Collation:
xv, 334 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Pi, 2005.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780452287839 (pbk)
Dewey class:
511.3
Local class:
511.3
Language:
English
BRN:
1048762