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Is God a mathematician? / Mario Livio.
This fascinating exploration of the great discoveries of history's most important mathematicians seeks an answer to the eternal question: Does mathematics hold the key to understanding the mysteries of the physical world?
Record details
- ISBN: 0743294068
- ISBN: 9780743294065
- Physical Description: x, 308 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster trade paperback ed.
- Publisher: New York : Simon & Schuster, [2010], c2009
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-291) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | A mystery -- Mystics : the numerologist and the philsopher -- Magicians : the master and the heretic -- Magicians : the skeptic and the giant -- Statisticians and probabilists : the science of uncertainty -- Geometers : future shock -- Logicians : thinking about reasoning -- Unreasonable effectiveness? -- On the human mind, mathematics, and the universe. |
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| Subject: | Mathematics > Philosophy. Logic, Symbolic and mathematical. Mathematicians > Psychology. Discoveries in science. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | QA 8.4 .L586 2010 | 30775305448814 | General Collection | Available | - |