The Beauty of Doing Mathematics: Three Public Dialogues

by Serge Lang

If someone told you that mathematics is quite beautiful, you might be surprised. But you should know that some people do mathematics all their lives, and create mathematics, just as a composer creates music. Usually, every time a mathematician solves a problem, this gives rise to many oth- ers, new and just as beautiful as the one which was solved. Of course, often these problems are quite difficult, and as in other disciplines can be understood only...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387961496
• ISBN13: 9780387961491
• Release Date: September 1985
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 2.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.2"