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The meaning of proofs : mathematics as storytelling / Gabriele Lolli ; translated by Bonnie McClellan-Broussard ; foreword by Matilde Marcolli.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lolli, Gabriele, 1942- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Matematica come narrazione. English
- Language:
- English
- Italian
- Subjects (All):
- Proof theory.
- Mathematics--Terminology.
- Mathematics.
- Communication in mathematics.
- Narration (Rhetoric).
- Mathematics--Philosophy.
- Genre:
- Terminology.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]
- Summary:
- "This book introduces readers to the narrative structure of mathematical proofs and why mathematicians communicate that way, drawing examples from classic literature and employing metaphors and imagery"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Great stories
- The meaning of proofs
- Three pieces of evidence
- Tradition
- Mathematical language
- The origins of argumentation
- Poetry and logic in Euclid.
- Notes:
- Translation of: Matematica come narrazione : raccontare la matematica.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9780262544269
- 0262544261
- OCLC:
- 1291311535
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