Description: A Mathematician's Apology is the famous essay by British mathematician G. H. Hardy. It concerns the aesthetics of mathematics with some personal content and gives the layman an insight into the mind of a working mathematician. It is an attempt to justify and explain, pure mathematics. One of the main themes of the book is the beauty that mathematics possesses, which Hardy compares to painting and poetry. G. H. Hardy (7 Feb 1877 - 1 Dec 1947) was an eccentric British mathematician who worked extensively in mathematical analysis and analytical number theory alongside J.E Littlewood. He is perhaps even better known for his adoption and mentoring of the self-taught Indian mathematical genius, Srinivasa Ramanujan. Hardy wanted his work to be referred to as pure mathematics rather than applied mathematics. In his view, mathematics was not something to be used in social destruction and to fulfill political purposes.
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EAN: 9789388318143
UPC: 9789388318143
ISBN: 9789388318143
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Item Length: 21.6 cm
Item Height: 216 mm
Item Width: 140 mm
Author: GH Hardy
Publication Name: A Mathematician's Apology
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Hawk Press
Subject: Science, Mathematics
Publication Year: 1987
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 113 g
Number of Pages: 82 Pages
