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"Love and Math tells the two intertwined stories of mathematics and the adventure of one man in learning it. The result is a story about how he became one of the twenty-first century's leading mathematicians, working on one of the biggest ideas to come out of mathematics in the last 50 years: the Langlands Program. As Frenkel proves, a mathematical formula can be as elegant and beautiful as a painting, a poem, or a piece of music. And the process of creating new mathematics is just that, an artistic pursuit--a deeply personal experience, which requires passion, dedication, and love. In Love and Math, Frenkel shows readers the aesthetic--and the truly powerful--side of mathematics, and enables appreciation of the field even from those who have long been terrified by it."--
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Love and math : the heart of hidden reality, Edward Frenkel
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- Released
- 2013
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- Title
- Love and math : the heart of hidden reality
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Edward Frenkel
- Publisher
- Basic Books
- Released
- 2013
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 292
- ISBN10
- 0465050743
- ISBN13
- 9780465050741
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Social Sciences, True Stories, Biographies, Science & Math, Philosophical Topics, Philosophy, Autobiographies & Memoirs, Science, Mathematics
- Rating
- 3.65 out of 5
- Description
- "Love and Math tells the two intertwined stories of mathematics and the adventure of one man in learning it. The result is a story about how he became one of the twenty-first century's leading mathematicians, working on one of the biggest ideas to come out of mathematics in the last 50 years: the Langlands Program. As Frenkel proves, a mathematical formula can be as elegant and beautiful as a painting, a poem, or a piece of music. And the process of creating new mathematics is just that, an artistic pursuit--a deeply personal experience, which requires passion, dedication, and love. In Love and Math, Frenkel shows readers the aesthetic--and the truly powerful--side of mathematics, and enables appreciation of the field even from those who have long been terrified by it."--