Mathematics — The Music of Reason

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Introduction.- Mathematics and Mathematicians.- The Nature of Mathematical Problems.- Objects and Methods in Classical Mathematics.- Appendix.- Some Problems of Classical Mathematics.- Appendix.- New Objects and New Methods.- Appendix.- Problems and Pseudo-Problems about "Foundations".-Appendix.- Index.

Author(s): Jean Dieudonné (auth.)
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg
Year: 1992

Language: English
Pages: 287
Tags: Mathematics, general

Front Matter....Pages I-X
Introduction....Pages 1-5
Mathematics and Mathematicians....Pages 7-17
The Nature of Mathematical Problems....Pages 19-28
Objects and Methods in Classical Mathematics....Pages 29-76
Some Problems of Classical Mathematics....Pages 77-101
New Objects and New Methods....Pages 103-201
Problems and Pseudo-Problems about “Foundations”....Pages 203-253
Back Matter....Pages 255-287