The Nature of Mathematics and the Mathematics of Nature

by Sten Andersson and Michael Jacob

Chemistry, physics and biology are by their nature genuinely difficult. Mathematics, however, is man-made, and therefore not as complicated. Two ideas form the basis for this book: 1) to use ordinary mathematics to describe the simplicity in the structure of mathematics and 2) to develop new branches of mathematics to describe natural sciences.

Mathematics can be described as the addition, subtraction or multiplication of planes. Using the exponential...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0444829946
• ISBN13: 9780444829948
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Elsevier Science
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"