Love and math : the heart of hidden reality / Edward Frenkel.
"Love and Math tells the two intertwined stories of mathematics and the adventure of one man in learning it. The result is a story about how he became one of the twenty-first century's leading mathematicians, working on one of the biggest ideas to come out of mathematics in the last 50 years: the La...
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Language: | English |
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New York, NY :
Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group,
[2013]
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Physical Description: | 292 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
Format: | Book |
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"Love and Math tells the two intertwined stories of mathematics and the adventure of one man in learning it. The result is a story about how he became one of the twenty-first century's leading mathematicians, working on one of the biggest ideas to come out of mathematics in the last 50 years: the Langlands Program. As Frenkel proves, a mathematical formula can be as elegant and beautiful as a painting, a poem, or a piece of music. And the process of creating new mathematics is just that, an artistic pursuit--a deeply personal experience, which requires passion, dedication, and love. In Love and Math, Frenkel shows readers the aesthetic--and the truly powerful--side of mathematics, and enables appreciation of the field even from those who have long been terrified by it."-- Provided by publisher. |
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Call Number: | QA29.F725 F74 2013 |
Bibliography Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780465050741 (hardback) 0465050743 (hardback) |