Do Androids Dream of Symmetric Sheaves?

And Other Mathematically Bent Stories

Häftad, Engelska, 2023

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Why is the Devil thrilled when Hell gets its first mathematician? Originally appearing in The Mathematical Intelligencer, an expository mathematics magazine, these tales give a decidedly unconventional look at the world of mathematics and mathematicians.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum2023-08-16
Mått155 x 235 x 19 mm
Vikt412 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor253
FörlagBirkhauser Verlag AG
ISBN9783031314902

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Preface.- Introduction.- Immortality.- Gold Rush.- Prime Suspect.- The Cabinet of Dr. Möbius.- On Another Plane.- The Modern Prometheus.- Aftermath.- Looking Backward.- A Denial.- Algebrexit.- Fields Candidacy.- Leonhard Euler and the Seven Bridges of Königsberg.- The Great Storm.- All Tied Up.- The Adventures of Robin Caruso.- Hardy and Ramanujan.- Introduction to the Collected Works.- Mathematicus.- Happiness is a Warm Theorem.- Motivational Seminar.- Cylindra Ella.- Referee's Support.- Silence of the Lemmas.- The Seven Labors of Hercules.- Presidential Address.- A Pi Day Carol.- GUI.- Math is Everywhere.- Job Solicitation.- CSI: MSRI.- Do Androids Dream of Symmetric Sheaves?- A Ghost Story.- Equinox.- Secrets of Math Destruction.- The Book.- A Grader's Dream.- The End of Mathematics.- Definitions that Sizzle.- Edutainment.- A Prisoner's Dilemma.- The Intergalactic Congress of Mathematicians.- The Gulag.- Where do Theorems Come From?- The Lord of the Rings 1: The NSF Fellowship of the Rings.- Piracy.- Notes.