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Mathematica: A Secret World of Intuition and Curiosity [Minkštas viršelis]

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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 344 pages, aukštis x plotis: 216x140 mm, 40 b-w illus.
  • Išleidimo metai: 22-Jul-2025
  • Leidėjas: Yale University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0300283288
  • ISBN-13: 9780300283280
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  • Formatas: Paperback / softback, 344 pages, aukštis x plotis: 216x140 mm, 40 b-w illus.
  • Išleidimo metai: 22-Jul-2025
  • Leidėjas: Yale University Press
  • ISBN-10: 0300283288
  • ISBN-13: 9780300283280
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A fascinating look into how the transformative joys of mathematical experience are available to everyone, not just specialists   Math has a reputation for being inaccessible. People think that it requires a special gift or that comprehension is a matter of genes. Yet the greatest mathematicians throughout history, from René Descartes to Alexander Grothendieck, have insisted that this is not the case. Like Albert Einstein, who famously claimed to have no special talent, they said that they had accomplished what they did using ordinary human doubts, weaknesses, curiosity, and imagination.   David Bessis guides us on an illuminating path toward deeper mathematical comprehension, reconnecting us with the mental plasticity we experienced as children. With simple, concrete examples, Bessis shows how mathematical comprehension is integral to the great learning milestones of life, such as learning to see, to speak, to walk, and to eat with a spoon.   Focusing on the deeply human roots of mathematics, Bessis dispels the myths of mathematical genius. He offers an engaging initiation into the experience of math not as a series of discouragingly incomprehensible logic problems but as a physical activity akin to yoga, meditation, or a martial art. This perspective will change the way you think not only about math but also about intelligence, intuition, and everything that goes on inside your head.

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Bessis makes the provocative claim that whether you realize it or not, youre constantly doing mathand that youre capable of expanding your mathematical abilities far beyond what you think possible.Kelsey Houston-Edwards, Quanta Magazine

Anyone, especially those who fear math, can draw solace and inspiration from the book.Hari Balasubramanian, 3 Quarks Daily

One of the most wonderful things Ive read in a very, very long time.Steven Strogatz, author of Infinite Powers

In this revealing book, David Bessis leads us on an earnest and personal journey into how to think mathematically: a process of exploration, making mistakes, and gradually correcting and improving ones understanding.Terence Tao, 2006 Fields Medal laureate

Absolutely fantastica mustread for anyone curious about what happens in our minds when we do mathematics.Hugo Duminil-Copin, 2022 Fields Medal laureate

This is a rare specimen: a mathematical self-improvement book. Its full of playful, assertive, inventive coaching for becoming your best mathematical self.Ben Orlin, author of Math with Bad Drawings   The inside story on how mathematicians think, how they choose their problems, how they avoid getting discouraged, and why common beliefs about mathematics are wrong. Brilliant, readable, and perceptive.Ian Stewart, author of Whats the Use?

This is an insightful, illuminating, and thought-provoking book, de-mystifying what it means and feels like to do mathematics.Eugenia Cheng, author of Is Math Real?, The Joy of Abstraction, and How to Bake Pi

David Bessis received his PhD in pure mathematics from University Paris-Cité. After a career at Yale University, CNRS, and École normale supérieure (with research topics in algebra, geometry, and topology), his interests shifted from pure mathematics to machine learning, leading him to establish a technology company in this field. He lives in Paris, France. Kevin Frey received a PhD in English from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. He lives in Kaneohe, HI.