Descartes Dream The World According to M

Auteurs

• Philip J. Davis
• Reuben Hersh

Paramètres

• 321 pages
• 12 heures de lecture

• Histoire
• Nonfiction
• Science et Mathématiques
• Sciences sociales
• Thème historique

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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.

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• Année de publication: 1986
• Reliure: (rigide)