Fantasia mathematica : being a set of stories, together with a group of oddments and diversions, all drawn from the universe of mathematics / edited by Clifton Fadiman.
Contributor(s): Fadiman, Clifton
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BookPublisher: New York : Copernicus, 1997Description: xix, 298 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0387949313.Subject(s): Mathematics -- Literary collectionsDDC classification: 808.80356 | Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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| General Lending | MTU Bishopstown Library Lending | 808.80356 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00076376 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Clifton Fadiman's classic collection of mathematical stories, essays and anecdotes is now once again available. Ranging from the poignant to the comical via the simply surreal, these selections include writing by Aldous Huxley, Martin Gardner, H.G. Wells, George Gamow, G.H. Hardy, Robert Heinlein, Arthur C. Clarke, and many others. Humorous, mysterious, and always entertaining, this collection is sure to bring a smile to the faces of mathematicians and non-mathematicians alike.
Originally published: New York ; Simon and Schuster, 1958.
Includes bibliographical references.
Odd Numbers -- Imaginaries -- Fractions.
Table of contents provided by Syndetics
- Introduction
- Part 1 Odd Numbers
- Part 2 Imaginaries
- Part 3 Fractions