MATHEMATICAL ELEGANCE: AN APPROACHABLE GUIDE TO UNDERSTANDING BASIC CONCEPTS

Book ID/图书代码： 13149014B75882

English Summary/英文概要： The heart of mathematics is its elegance; the way it all fits together. Unfortunately, its beauty often eludes the vast majority of people who are intimidated by fear of the difficulty of numbers. Mathematical Elegance remedies this. Using hundreds of examples, the author presents a view of the mathematical landscape that is both accessible and fascinating. At a time of concern that American youth are bored by math, there is renewed interest in improving math skills. Mathematical Elegance stimulates students, along with those already experienced in the discipline, to explore some of the unexpected pleasures of quantitative thinking. Invoking mathematical proofs famous for their simplicity and brainteasers that are fun and illuminating, the author leaves readers feeling exuberant--as well as convinced that their IQs have been raised by ten points. A host of anecdotes about well-known mathematicians humanize and provide new insights into their lofty subjects. Recalling such classic works as Lewis Carroll’s Introduction to Logic and A Mathematician Reads the Newspaper by John Allen Paulos, Mathematical Elegance will energize and delight a wide audience, ranging from intellectually curious students to the enthusiastic general reader.

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 数学的核心是它的简洁性，它适用于的一切形式。不幸的是，它的美经常误导绝大多数被数字的难度所吓倒的人。《数学的简洁》纠正了这一点。作者使用数百个例子，提出了一种既易理解又迷人的数学景观的观点。当美国青年对数学感到厌烦的时候，这本书会让他们重新对提高数学技能产生兴趣。《数学的简洁》会刺激那些已经对这门学科的规则很了解的学生，去探索一些关于定量思维的意想不到的乐趣。通过引用那些因简单和智力题出名的数学证明会让它变得有趣和富有启发性，作者会让读者感受到勃勃生机——以及相信他们的智商已经提高十个点了。书中还有一系列关于著名数学家对这门崇高学科赋予人性并提供新见解的轶事。通过回顾一些经典作品，如路易斯•卡罗尔的《逻辑学导论》和约翰•艾伦•保罗的《一个数学家读报纸》，《数学的简洁》将给大众带来活力和愉悦，无论是求知欲旺盛的学生还是热情的普通读者。(LNL)

Awards/获奖情况：“如果我为了乐趣和学习，在书架上放置了一系列关于数学的收藏书籍，那么其中一定会有约翰•艾伦•保罗斯的《数学盲点》和史蒂芬•古尔德的《浪漫满屋》，另一边会放刘易斯•卡罗尔的《逻辑学导论》，马丁•加德纳的《最好的数学和逻辑谜题》. . . .这是一本有趣的和可读性很强的书，但真正的乐趣掩盖在一个严重的教育使命中. . . .”——霍华德•施奈德曼，拉法耶特学院

“数学的狂热信徒，读者也渴望了解更多关于今天对数学的重新关注点，会一次又一次转向这个数字世界的灵巧和灵活的解释。书中有著名的数学证明，以及对发现它们的人的思想和生活的迷人的见解。谜题爱好者可以用一系列刺激的脑筋急转弯测试自己的勇气，最后，这本书是内容丰富，有趣，会愉悦每个读者。”——伊布蒂哈吉•赛德•阿拉法特，纽约学院的名誉教授

"If I was to house a collection of books on mathematics for fun and learning on a shelf, this one would accompany John Allen Paulos’ Innumeracy, and Stephen Gould’s Full House, on the one side, and Lewis Carroll’s Introduction to Logic, and Martin Gardner’s Best Mathematical and Logical Puzzles, on the other. . . . This is a fun and readable book, but the fun really disguises a serious educational mission. . . ." --Howard Schneiderman, Lafayette College "Ardent devotees of mathematics, as well as readers eager to understand more about today’s renewed focus on math, will turn again and again to this deft and accessible explanation of the world of numbers. Along with famous mathematical proofs, there are fascinating insights into the minds and lives of those who discovered them. Puzzle lovers can test their mettle with a collection of stimulating brainteasers that concludes a book that is an informative, delightful, fun read for everyone." --Ibtihaj Said Arafat, professor emeritus, The City College of New York

About the Author/作者介绍： 史提芬•戈德堡的整个职业生涯都关注于出现在如《当希望取代思想》和《社会科学中的风尚和谬论》等书中的社会问题中的逻辑分析。他在美国纽约市大学担任了二十年的社会学系主任。

Steven Goldberg has focused his career on logical analyses of social issues appearing in such books as When Wish Replaces Thought and Fads and Fallacies in the Social Sciences. He was chairman of the department of sociology of City College, City University of New York, USA for twenty years.

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