An edition of Letters to a young mathematician (2006)

Letters to a young mathematician

by

  • 0 Ratings
  • 15 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read
Cover of: Letters to a young mathematician by Ian Stewart
Preview Only

My Reading Lists:

Create a new list

Check-In

×Close
Add an optional check-in date. Check-in dates are used to track yearly reading goals.
Today
Notes
  • 0 Ratings
  • 15 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read
Notes

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Last edited by bitnapper
March 27, 2023 | History
Edit
An edition of Letters to a young mathematician (2006)

Letters to a young mathematician

by

  • 0 Ratings
  • 15 Want to read
  • 1 Currently reading
  • 0 Have read

This edition doesn't have a description yet. Can you add one?

Publish Date
Publisher
Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group
Language
English

Check nearby libraries

Buy this book

Previews available in: English

Subjects
Mathematics, Miscellanea, Mathematics, miscellanea

Showing 7 featured editions. View all 7 editions?

Edition Availability
Cover of: Genc Matematikciye Mektuplar
Genc Matematikciye Mektuplar
Nov 07, 2015, Profil Yayincilik
paperback in Turkish
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Genc Matematikciye Mektuplar
Genc Matematikciye Mektuplar
Nov 07, 2013, Profil Yayincilik
paperback in Turkish
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Warum (gerade) Mathematik?
Warum (gerade) Mathematik?: Eine Antwort in Briefen
Sep 17, 2008, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag
paperback in German
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Letters to a Young Mathematician
Letters to a Young Mathematician
Mar 27, 2007, Basic Books
paperback
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Letters to a Young Mathematician
Letters to a Young Mathematician
2007, Basic Books
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Warum Mathematik?
Warum Mathematik?: Eine Antwort in Briefen
Mar 15, 2007, Spektrum Akademischer Verlag
hardcover
Libraries near you: WorldCat
Cover of: Letters to a young mathematician
Letters to a young mathematician
2006, Basic Books, A Member of the Perseus Books Group
in English
Libraries near you: WorldCat

Add another edition?

Book Details

Table of Contents

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?

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references.

Published in
New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
510
Library of Congress
QA99 .S84 2006

The Physical Object

Pagination
p. cm.

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL3414227M
Internet Archive
letterstoyoungma00stew
ISBN 10
0465082319
ISBN 13
9780465082315
LCCN
2005030384
Library Thing
832887
Goodreads
537480

Community Reviews (0)

Feedback?
No community reviews have been submitted for this work.

Lists

See All

History

Download catalog record: RDF / JSON
March 27, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Merge works (MRID: 54307)
March 26, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Merge works (MRID: 53602)
March 21, 2023 Edited by bitnapper Merge works (MRID: 53350)
December 29, 2022 Edited by Tom Morris merge authors
December 10, 2009 Created by WorkBot add works page