I Want to Be a Mathematician: An Automathography in Three Parts

by Paul R. Halmos

Book Overview

I. Student.- 1 Reading and writing and' rithmetic.- Words.- Books.- Writing.- Languages.- Numbers.- Study or worry.- Learning English.- High school.- 2 A college education.- Move to Chambana.- How not... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883854457
• ISBN13: 9780883854457
• Release Date: April 1988
• Publisher: Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
• Length: 442 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Wonderful look at mathematics, the times & the author

A Fantastic Book -- this 400+ page manuscript nicely mixes mathematical science with a historical view of the development (1930's through early 1980's) of mathematical research in the United States. This book is highly readable, extremely enjoyable and quite straightforward with details and opinions. One gets a first hand insight into how the author approached his research, his career, and his life. Halmos has always been a brilliant and skillful writer but his contributions have mostly been in the technical arena; this time he has provided a volume we can all enjoy. I found it difficult to put this book down once I began its reading.