The Proof Is in the Pudding: The Changing Nature of Mathematical Proof

by Steven G. Krantz

Book Overview

Krantz takes the reader on a journey around the globe and through centuries of history, exploring the many transformations that mathematical proof has undergone from its inception at the time of Euclid and Pythagoras to its versatile, present-day use. The author elaborates on the beauty, challenges and metamorphisms of thought that have accompanied the search for truth through proof. The commentary and insights create a seamless thread throughout...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0387489088
• ISBN13: 9780387489087
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 7.3" x 10.1"