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Letters to a Young Mathematician

Paperback / ISBN-13: 9780465082322

Price: £12.99

ON SALE: 27th March 2007

Genre: Mathematics / Mathematics & Science

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Mathematician Ian Stewart tells readers what he wishes he had known when he was a student. He takes up subjects ranging from the philosophical to the practical-what mathematics is and why it’s worth doing, the relationship between logic and proof, the role of beauty in mathematical thinking, the future of mathematics, how to deal with the peculiarities of the mathematical community, and many others.

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