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published
2003
(first published 2001)
by AK Peters
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Paperback, 436 pages
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1568812167
(isbn13: 9781568812168)
description
In a memorable address given at the International Congress of Mathematicians in Paris in 1900, David Hilbert, perhaps the most respected mathematician...more
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Read in February, 2009
Amazon 2009-01-25, after being freshly reminded of this book's existence by Dick Lipton's mention in CS7530, Randomized Algorithms.
Well, this was certainly packed with information and unhesitating about going into the details -- think of it as a precursor 300 pages to that great tome of essays, The Princeton Companion to Mathematics, just as I like 'em. Unfortunately, the prose was rather frenzied and at times desperately in need of grammatic help, but word choice was strong througho...more
Well, this was certainly packed with information and unhesitating about going into the details -- think of it as a precursor 300 pages to that great tome of essays, The Princeton Companion to Mathematics, just as I like 'em. Unfortunately, the prose was rather frenzied and at times desperately in need of grammatic help, but word choice was strong througho...more
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Read in July, 2008
In the early 1900's mathematician David Hilbert listed a number of mathematical problems that he believed should be addressed and solved in the near future. This book describes those problems and the efforts (successful or not) toward solution.
Overall a good treatment and well written. But there are some issues.
The author mixes biographical information (sometimes quite detailed) with the mathematics, making it somewhat confusing. Along a similar line, he doesn't recast...more
Overall a good treatment and well written. But there are some issues.
The author mixes biographical information (sometimes quite detailed) with the mathematics, making it somewhat confusing. Along a similar line, he doesn't recast...more
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Yes, I'm a math geek, but this book is actually a very good historical account of the last century in mathematics.
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