Philip J. Davis Knihy

Tento příběh pojednává o Thomasi Grayovi, kočce, a o Lucasi Fysstovi, mírně výstředním kolegovi z Pembroke College. Jejich spolupráce je přivádí k vysokým poctám v intelektuálním světě a v důsledku vyvolává řadu metafysických problémů. Tato fantazie se odehrává v Cambridgi a obsahuje uvedení do života na anglických universitách, starou irskou báseň, jeden ještě starší matematický problém, šest obědů a vedle toho ještě několik úvah o conditio humana.

Davis presents original case-histories of readers to delve into just what reading is and how it works. Each chapter begins with a poem or excerpt which becomes the scene either of a reading-group transcription or of a thought- piece from an interviewed reader to explore therapeutic reading and how culture might impact upon health.

These provocative essays take a modern look at the seventeenth-century thinker's dream, examining the influences of mathematics on society, particularly in light of technological advances. They survey the conditions that elicit the application of mathematic principles; the applications' effectiveness; and how applied mathematics transform perceptions of reality. 1987 edition.

"This is a people-centered book about mathematics, and as such it provides an opportunity to explore fundamental issues that are typically absent from the experience of most college and university students (as well as their teachers). This new edition provides an excellent initiation of students into some of the more challenging aspects of mathematics The study edition of The Mathematical Experience will help its readers acquire a real understanding of mathematics." -Notices of the AMS "Two distinguished mathematicians...have written a perfectly marvelous book about the Queen of Sciences, from which one will get a real feeling for what mathematicians do and who they are. The exposition is clear and full of wit and humor..." --The New Yorker (1984 American Book Award Edition)

Die philosophierende Katze und der etwas exzentrische Mathematikhistoriker aus Cambridge suchen in Kopenhagen auf kuriosen Wegen ein verlorengegangenes Manuskript H.C. Andersens.