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Lion hunting & other mathematical pursuits : a collection of mathematics, verse, and stories / by Ralph P. Boas, Jr. ; Gerald L. Alexanderson, Dale H. Mugler, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Boas, Ralph P. (Ralph Philip), 1912-1992, author.
- Series:
- Dolciani mathematical expositions ; no. 15.
- Dolciani Mathematical Expositions, v. 15
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Mathematics--Miscellanea.
- Mathematics.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii, 308 pages)
- Other Title:
- Lion hunting and other mathematical pursuits
- Place of Publication:
- [Washington, D.C.] : Mathematical Association of America, c1995.
- System Details:
- Mode of access : World Wide Web
- Contents:
- Autobiographical Essay by Ralph P. Boas, Jr. Reminiscences 1. Lion Hunting 2. Infinite Series 3. Recollections and Verse I 4. The Mean Value Theorem 5. Recollections and Verse II 6. Indeterminate Forms 7. Recollections and Verse III 8. Complex Variables 9. Recollections and Verse IV 10. Inverse Functions 11. Recollections and Verse V 12. Bourbaki 13. The Teaching of Mathematics 14. Polynomials 15. Literature and Mathematics 16. Reviews and Miscellaneous Articles
- Notes:
- "Ralph P. Boas, Jr. bibliography" : pages [289]-300.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Electronic reproduction. Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society. 2012
- Description based on print version record.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Boas, Ralph P. 1912-1992. Lion hunting & other mathematical pursuits :
- ISBN:
- 9781470458393 (online)
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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