Discrete Thoughts Essays on Mathematics, Science and Philosophy
This is a volume of essays and reviews that delightfully explore mathematics in all its moods — from the light and the witty, and humorous to serious, rational, and cerebral. Topics include: logic, combinatorics, statistics, economics, artificial intelligence, computer science, and applications of m...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Boston, MA
Birkhäuser
1992, 1992
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 1992 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- Discrete Thoughts
- Discrete Thoughts
- I
- Mathematics: Tensions
- The Pernicious Influence of Mathematics on Science
- Statistics
- Statistics and Its History
- Combinatorics
- Computer Science
- Mathematics: Trends
- The Future of Computer Science
- Economics, Mathematical and Empirical
- II
- Complicating Mathematics
- Mathematics and Its History
- Academic Responsibility
- Husserl and the Reform of Logic
- Husserl
- Artificial Intelligence
- Computing and Its History
- Will Computers Replace Humans?
- Computer-Aided Instruction
- Misreading the History of Mathematics
- The Wonderful World of Uncle Stan
- Ulam
- Kant
- Heidegger
- Doing Away with Science
- More Discrete Thoughts