Mathematics and Mathematicians : Mathematics in Sweden before 1950. by Gårding, Lars

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title page; Contents; Photograph Credits; Preface to the Swedish edition; Preface to the American edition; The eighteenth century; The time 1800-1850; A new time in Uppsala and Lund 1860-1890; Algebraic geometry in Lund before 1900; Bäcklund; Uppsala 1860-1900; Gösta Mittag-Leffler-A biography; Mittag-Leffler's and Sonya Kovalevski's mathematical papers; Astronomy and optics; Stockholm University 1880-1920 I; Stockholm University 1880-1920 II; Uppsala 1900-1930; Lund 1900-1925; Stockholm 1925-1950; Lund 1925-1950; Uppsala 1930-1950; Mathematicians in Sweden; Postscript; Index.…”
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The mind of the mathematician / by Fitzgerald, Michael, 1946 October 7-

Table of Contents: “…Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- PART I: TOUR OF THE LITERATURE -- Chapter 1. Mathematicians and Their World -- Chapter 2. Mathematical Ability -- Chapter 3. …”
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Fascinating mathematical people : interviews and memoirs /

Subjects: “…Mathematicians Biography.…”
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Data science for mathematicians /

Subjects: “…Mathematical analysis.…”
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Mathematicians and their gods : interactions between mathematics and religious beliefs /

Table of Contents: “…Introduction / Mark McCartney -- The Pythagoreans : number and numerology / Andrew Gregory -- Divine light / Allan Chapman -- Kepler and his Trinitarian cosmology / Owen Gingerich -- The Lull before the storm : combinatorics in the Renaissance / Robin Wilson and John Fauvel -- Mystical arithmetic in the Renaissance : from biblical hermeneutics to a philosophical tool / Jean-Pierre Brach -- Newton, God, and the mathematics of the two books / Rob Iliffe -- Maria Gaetana Agnesi, mathematician of God / Massimo Mazzotti -- Capital G for Geometry : Masonic lore and the history of geometry / Snezana Lawrence -- Charles Dodgson's work for God / Mark Richards -- P.G. …”
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How mathematicians think : using ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox to create mathematics. by Byers, William

Subjects: “…Mathematicians Psychology.…”
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How mathematicians think : using ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox to create mathematics. by Byers, William

Subjects: “…Mathematicians Psychology.…”
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Loving + hating mathematics : challenging the myths of mathematical life / by Hersh, Reuben, 1927-2020, John-Steiner, Vera, 1930-2017

Table of Contents: “…Mathematical beginnings -- Mathematical culture -- Mathematics as solace -- Mathematics as an addiction : following logic to the end -- Friendships and partnerships -- Mathematical communities -- Gender and age in mathematics -- The teaching of mathematics : fierce or friendly? …”
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An episodic history of mathematics : mathematical culture through problem solving / by Krantz, Steven G. (Steven George), 1951-

Table of Contents: “…The ancient Greeks and the foundations of mathematics -- Zeno's paradox and the concept of limit -- The mystical mathematics of Hypatia -- The Islamic world and the development of algebra -- Cardano, Abel, Galois, and the solving of equations -- René Descartes and the idea of coordinates -- Pierre de Fermat and the invention of differential calculus -- The great Isaac Newton -- The complex numbers and the fundamental theorem of algebra -- Carl Friedrich Gauss: the prince of mathematics -- Sophie Germain and the attack on Fermat's last problem -- Cauchy and the foundations of analysis -- The prime numbers -- Dirichlet and how to count -- Bernhard Riemann and the geometry of surfaces -- Georg Cantor and the orders of infinity -- The number systems -- Henri Poincaré, child phenomenon -- Sonya Kovalevskaya and the mathematics of mechanics -- Emmy Noether and algebra -- Methods of proof -- Alan Turing and cryptography.…”
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A mathematician comes of age / by Krantz, Steven G. (Steven George), 1951-

Table of Contents: “…Introductory thoughts -- Math concepts -- Teaching techniques -- Social issues -- Cognitive issues -- What is a mathematician? -- Is mathematical maturity for everyone?…”
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A mathematician's apology / by Hardy, G. H. (Godfrey Harold), 1877-1947

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Mexican Mathematicians Abroad : Recent Contributions. by Bárcenas, Noé

Subjects: “…Mathematics Mexico Congresses.…”
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101 careers in mathematics /

Table of Contents: “…Preface to the first edition -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the third edition -- Brian Adams: Senior Member of Technical Staff Optimization and Uncertainty Estimation; Sandia National Laboratories -- Jeffrey Zane Anderson: Industrial Engineer; Commonwealth Aluminum Corporation -- Alysia Appell: Senior Analyst; Northwest Airlines -- P Darcy Barnett: Computer Scientist; National Institute of Standards and Technology -- Carl M Beaird: Mathematician; Rockwell International Corporation -- Cherryl Beeman: Electronic Commerce Specialist; Kodiak Group -- Betsy Bennett: Private School Teacher; St Albans School, Washington DC -- Nick Bennett: Research Scientist; Schlumberger -- Jonathan G Blattmachr: Partner; Milbank, Tweed, Hadley & McCloy, New York and Los Angeles -- Mary Bonar: Emergency Medicine Physician; Pinnacle Hospital, Harrisburg, PA -- Ron Bousquet: R & D Project Manager; Hewlett-Packard Company -- Margaret L Brandeau: Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering; Stanford University -- Judith R Brown: Manager, Advanced Research Computing Services; University of Iowa -- Denise Cammarata: Senior Engineer; Westinghouse Wireless Solutions Company -- Cora L Carmody: Manager of Systems Engineering; PRC, Inc -- Jessie Caruso: Senior Systems Integrator; CollabraSpace, Inc -- Jack Cassidy: Engineer Scientist, Firmware; Hewlett-Packard -- Shane Chalke: Actuary/Business Owner; Chalke, Inc -- Judith E Chapman: Senior Software Engineer; Harris Scientific Calculations -- Samson Cheung: Research Scientist; MCAT Institute, NASA Ames Research Center -- Yves Chiricota: Professor; Universite du Quebec a Chicoutimi -- Megan Christensen: Risk Analyst; Travelers Insurance -- Andrea Cook: Employee Benefits Consultant; Plante & Moran, PLLC -- James L Cooley: Aerospace Mathematician; NASA Goddard Space Flight Center -- Mary K Cooney: Mathematics Editor: Simon & Schuster, Inc -- Jeff Cooper: Corporate Technical Developer; PH Glatfelter Company -- Joe Corrigan: Project Mathematics! …”
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From Kant to Hilbert : a source book in the foundations of mathematics. Volume II

Subjects: “…Mathematics Philosophy.…”
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Mathematicians under the Nazis. by Segal, Sanford L.

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Mathematics in historical context / by Suzuki, Jeff

Subjects: “…Mathematics History.…”
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Are science and mathematics socially constructed? : a mathematician encounters postmodern interpretations of science / by Brown, Richard C.

Table of Contents: “…The deconstruction of mathematics -- 11. Epistemic issues -- 12. The fallibility of conventionalism and fallibilism -- 13. …”
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African-Americans in mathematics II : fourth Conference for African-American Researchers in the Mathematical Sciences, June 16-19, 1998, Rice University, Houston, Texas /

Table of Contents: “…Contemporary national mathematics education issues and the civic mathematician /…”
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Graham number

Subjects: “…Mathematicians.…”
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Mathematiques et mathematiciens : pensees et curiosites. by Rebiere, Alphonse; Ligaran

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Saunders Mac Lane : a Mathematical Autobiography. by MacLane, Saunders

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Pythagoras' revenge : a mathematical mystery / by Sangalli, Arturo, 1940-

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Pythagoras' revenge : a mathematical mystery / by Sangalli, Arturo, 1940-

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European women in mathematics : proceedings of the 13th General Meeting, University of Cambridge, UK, 3-6 September 2007 /

Table of Contents: “…Series -- Three great Girton mathematicians / R.M. Williams -- What about the women now? …”
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Contributions of Mexican mathematicians abroad in pure and applied mathematics : second meeting, Matemáticos Mexicanos en el Mundo, December 15-19, 2014, Centro de Investigación en Matemáticas, Guanajuato, Mexico /

Subjects: “…Mathematics Mexico Congresses.…”
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Republic of Numbers : Unexpected Stories of Mathematical Americans Through History. by Roberts, David Lindsay

Table of Contents: “…Bell, 1906 -- Man of school mathematics : Charles M. Austin, 1914 -- Organization man : E.B. …”
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Mathematician Carol Wood on Mathematician Gweneth Humphreys

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Forcing for mathematicians / by Weaver, Nik

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Robert Recorde : tudor scholar and mathematician / by Roberts, Gordon

Table of Contents: “…Paul's churchyard -- Doctor Recorde -- Antiquarian and mathematician -- No mean divine -- Comprtoller of the King's mints -- The Muscovy company -- This talk delights me marvellously -- Pedagogue and poet -- Surveyor of the mines and monies -- Nemesis -- A heart so oppressed -- An unquiet mind -- One of the elect in glory.…”
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Six Sources of Collapse : a Mathematician's Perspective on How Things Can Fall Apart in the Blink of an Eye / by Hadlock, Charles R.

Subjects: “…Disasters Mathematical models.…”
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The shape of a life : one mathematician's search for the universe's hidden geometry / by Yau, Shing-Tung, 1949-, Nadis, Steven J.

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Pioneering women in American mathematics : the pre-1940 PhD's / by Green, Judy, 1943-

Subjects: “…Women mathematicians United States History.…”
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Mathematics and Social Utopias in France : Olinde Rodrigues and His Times. by Altmann, Simon

Table of Contents: “…Cover; Title page; Contents; Preface; List of contributors; Introduction; Olinde Rodrigues and his times; Towards a better understanding of Olinde Rodrigues and his circle: Family and faith in his life and career; Euphrasie and Olinde Rodrigues: The 'woman question' within Saint-Simonism; Rodrigues's early work in mathematics, 1813-1816; The 1839 paper on permutations: Its relation to the Rodrigues formula and further developments; Olinde Rodrigues and combinatorics; Olinde Rodrigues's paper of 1840 on a group of transformations; After Rodrigues: From rotations to quaternions; Index.…”
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Challenge of Numbers : People in the Mathematical Sciences. by Staff, Bernard L. Madison for the Committee on the Mathem

Table of Contents: “…""NATURAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING""""THE CHALLENGES AND THE RESPONSIBILITY""; ""3 College and University Mathematical Sciences ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""STRONG AT THE TOP""; ""MIXED PRECOLLEGE INDICATORS""; ""TROUBLESOME TRANSITIONS FROM HIGH SCHOOL TO COLLEGE""; ""REMEDIATION IN COLLEGE""; ""SERVICE COURSES""; ""MATHEMATICS AS AN ACADEMIC COMPETENCY AND SUBJECT""; ""4 Majors in Mathematics and Statistics ""; ""INTRODUCTION""; ""UNDERGRADUATE MAJORS""; ""DEGREES FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL MATHEMATICS TEACHERS""; ""GRADUATE STUDENTS""; ""MASTER'S DEGREE RECIPIENTS""; ""DOCTORAL DEGREE RECIPIENTS""…”
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The world of Maria Gaetana Agnesi, mathematician of God / by Mazzotti, Massimo

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Fields medallists' lectures

Subjects: “…Mathematics.…”
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Robert Recorde : the Life and Times of a Tudor Mathematician. by Roberts, Gareth

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Abraham Robinson : the creation of nonstandard analysis : a personal and mathematical odyssey / by Dauben, Joseph W., 1944-

Table of Contents: “…Abraham Robinson: The Man and His Mathematics --…”
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Creative minds, charmed lives : interviews at Institute for Mathematical Sciences, National University of Singapore / by Leong, Yu Kiang, 1946-

Table of Contents: “…Engle -- Efficient markets, random paths / Hans Follmer -- Mathematician in control / Avner Friedman -- Mathematics, music, masters / Roe Goodman -- Viral visitations, epidemic models / Bryan T. …”
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How I Came to Hate Math.

Subjects: “…Mathematics History.…”
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