false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170858168m/74645.jpg 74645 2 The aim of this book is to explain, carefully but not technically, the differences between advanced, research-level mathematics, and the sort of mathematics we learn at school. The most fundamental differences are philosophical, and readers of this book will emerge with a clearer understanding of paradoxical-sounding concepts such as infinity, curved space, and imaginary numbers. The first few chapters are about general aspects of mathematical thought. These are followed by discussions of more specific topics, and the book closes with a chapter answering common sociological questions about the mathematical community (such as "Is it true that mathematicians burn out at the age of 25?") 72198 22 10 2002 Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction total:31|5:10|4:13|3:4|2:4|1:0| 31 122 58 7 2 0 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Sun Mar 18 12:13:02 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 24 13:59:55 -0700 2007 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 31 06:15:04 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 31 06:17:35 -0800 2009 I may look at buying a few more "Very Short Introduction" books.]]> 4 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Mar 03 17:49:06 -0800 2009 Tue Mar 03 17:49:44 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Jun 13 06:00:03 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 10:23:12 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 06:00:03 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Mon Sep 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 13:38:48 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 13:44:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Sep 04 18:20:05 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 18:21:22 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 08 19:48:49 -0700 2007 Fri Jul 27 10:05:56 -0700 2007 0 0 false false Tue Nov 24 23:08:46 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 23:08:46 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Nov 24 17:19:46 -0800 2009 Tue Nov 24 17:19:46 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Nov 19 19:13:05 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 19 19:13:05 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Tue Oct 27 11:10:40 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 27 11:10:40 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Wed Oct 21 08:45:28 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 21 08:45:31 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Sep 10 08:20:20 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 08:20:20 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 07 23:19:35 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 07 23:19:35 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Aug 18 21:11:10 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 18 21:11:10 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 21:13:52 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 21:13:52 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Jun 24 22:21:02 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 24 22:21:02 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jun 09 16:10:50 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 15:26:03 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Tue May 26 14:54:56 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 14:54:56 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Thu May 21 07:58:40 -0700 2009 Thu May 21 07:58:40 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=74645