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The World of Mathematics, Vol. 3: (Dover Books on Mathema 1.4tics)

The World of Mathematics, Vol. 3: (Dover Books on Mathema 1.4tics)

          
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Vol. 3 of a monumental 4-volume set covers such topics as statistics and the design of experiments, group theory, the mathematics of infinity, the unreasonableness of mathematics, the vocabulary of mathematics, and mathematics as an art. Specific contributions by Jacob Bernoulli, George Bernard Shaw, Bertrand Russell, Hans Hahn, Ernst Mach, Hermann Weyl, George Boole, Alfred Tarski, and many others. Informative commentary by noted mathematics scholar James R. Newman precedes each essay. Numerous figures.

Table of Contents:
VOLUME THREE PART VIII: Statistics and the Design of Experiments An Ingenious Army Captain and a Generous and Many-sided Man: Commentary 1. Foundations of Vital Statistics by JOHN GRAUNT 2. First Life Insurance Tables by EDMUND HALLEY Commentary 3. The Law of Large Numbers by JACOB BERNOULLI Statistics and the Lady with a Fine Palate: Commentary 4. Sampling and Standard Error by L. C. Tippett 5. On the Average and Scatter by M. J. MORONEY 6. Mathematics of a Lady Tasting Tea by SIR RONALD. A FISHER The Scientific Aptitude of George Bernard Shaw: Commentary 7. The Vice of Gambling and the Virtue of Insurance by GEORGE BERNARD SHAW PART IX: The Supreme Art of Abstraction: Group Theory Certain Important Abstractions: Commentary 1. The Group Concept by CASSIUS J. KEYSER 2. The Theory of Groups by SIR ARTHUR STANLEY EDDINGTON PART X: Mathematics of Infinity 1. Mathematics and the Metaphysicians by BERTRAND RUSSELL Hans Han: Commentary 2. Infinity by HANS HAHN PART XI: Mathematical Truth and the Structure of Mathematics The Foundations of Mathematics: Commentary 1. On the Nature of Mathematical Truth by CARL G. HEMPEL 2. Geometry and Empirical Science by CARL G. HEMPEL 3. The Axiomatic Method by RAYMOND L. WILDER 4. Goedel's Proof by ERNEST NAGEL AND JAMES R. NEWMAN 5. A Mathematical Science by OSWALD VEBLEN and JOHN WESLEY YOUNG 6. Mathematics and the World by DOUGLAS GASKING 7 Mathematics Postulates and Human Understanding by RICHARD VON MISES PART XII: THE MATHEMATICAL Way of Thinking An Eristic Controversy: Commentary 1. The Study That Knows Nothing of Observation by JAMES JOSEPH SYLVESTER Charles Sanders Peirce: Commentary 2. The Essence of Mathematics by CHARLES SANDERS PEIRCE Ernst Mach: Commentary 3. The Economy of Science by ERNST MACH Norman Robet Campbell: Commentary 4. Measurement by NORMAN CAMPBELL 5. Numerical Laws and the Use of Mathematics in Science by NORMAN CAMPBELL Hermann Weyl: Commentary 6. The Mathematical Way of Thinking by HERMANN WEYL PART XIII: Mathematics and Logic "Symbolic Logic, George Boole and a Horrible Dream: Commentary " 1. Mathematical Analysis of Logic by GEORGE BOOLE 2. History of Symbolic Logic by CLARENCE IRVING LEWIS and COOPER HAROLD LANGFORD 3. "Symbolic Notation, Haddocks' Eyes and the Dog-Walking Ordinance by ERNEST NAGEL" 4. Symbolic Logic by ALFRED TARSKI PART XIV: The Unreasonableness of Mathematics The Importance of Being Absurd: Commentary 1. Paradox Lost and Paradox Regained by EDWARD KASNER AND JAMES R. NEWMAN 2. The Crisis in Intuition by HANS HAHN PART XV: How to Solve It The Tears of Mathematics: Commentary 1. How to Solve It by G. POLYA PART XVI: The Vocabulary of Mathemtics Double Infinite Rapport and Other Mathematical Jargon: Commentary 1. New Names for Old by EDWARD KASNER AND JAMES R. NEWMAN PART XVII: Mathematics as an Art John William Navin Sullivan: Commentary 1. Mathematics as an Art by JOHN WILLIAM NAVIN SULLIVAN INDEX


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9780486411514
  • Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
  • Publisher Imprint: Dover Publications Inc.
  • Depth: 32
  • Height: 214 mm
  • No of Pages: 624
  • Series Title: Dover Books on Mathema 1.4tics
  • Volume: 3
  • Width: 138 mm
  • ISBN-10: 0486411516
  • Publisher Date: 28 Mar 2003
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Edition: Unabridged
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Spine Width: 28 mm
  • Weight: 647 gr


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