Mathematics: People, Problems, Results, Volume 3

Douglas M. Campbell, John C. Higgins

Thomson Higher Education, 1984 - Mathematics - 292 pages

Contents

• part one Computers: 1
• The Language of Computers Lord Bowden: 2
• Infinite Loops in Computer Programs Arthur Charlesworth: 15
• Social Processes and Proofs of Theorems and Programs Richard A De Millo Richard J Lipton and Alan J Perlis: 24
• Computer Science and Mathematics Donald E Knuth: 37
• Coping with Hard Problems Gina Bari Kolata: 48
• The Computer Versus Kepler Owen Gingerich: 52
• Some Moral and Technical Consequences of Automation Norbert Wiener: 59
• Some Moral and Technical Consequences of AutomationA Refutation Arthur L Samuel: 66
• part two Mathematics in Art and Nature: 69
• Beauty in Mathematics Francois Le Lionnais: 71
• Architecture and the Mathematical Spirit Le Corbusier: 89
• Mathematics and Music Henri Martin: 99
• Does Pure Mathematics Have a Relation to the Sciences? Felix E Browder: 104
• The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Mathematics in the Natural Sciences Eugene P Wigner: 116
• Nonanalytic Aspects of Mathematics and Their Implication for Research and Education Philip J Davis and James A Anderson: 126
• Mathematics and Population Nathan Keyfitz: 141
• part three Counting Guessing Using: 147
• Statistics Sports and Some Other Things Robert Hooke: 148
• Statistics Moliere and Henry Adams William Kruskal: 155
• Deciding Authorship Frederick Mosteller and David L Wallace: 164
• The Size of Things Herbert A Simon: 173
• Mathematicians in Industrythe First 75 Years Thornton C: 179
• Purity in Applications Tim Poston: 188
• Applied Mathematics Is Bad Mathematics Paul R Halmos: 193
• Early Years of the Mathematics Program at ONR Mina Rees: 201
• part four Sociology and Education: 207
• Where and Why Elizabeth Fennema: 209
• Rigor Versus Intuition in Mathematics John G Kemeny: 222
• Some Social Characteristics of Mathematicians and Their Work Charles S Fisher: 230
• Mathematics as Propaganda Neal Koblitz: 248
• Can We Make Mathematics Intelligible? R P Boas: 255
• The Nature of Current Mathematical Research Morris Kline: 261
• Two Reviews of Why the Professor Cant Teach Harry Pollard and Peter Hilton: 274
• How to Teach a Robot Marvin Minsky: 284

Bibliographic information

• Title: Mathematics: People, Problems, Results, Volume 3; Mathematics: People, Problems, Results, Douglas M. Campbell
• Editors: Douglas M. Campbell, John C. Higgins
• Publisher: Thomson Higher Education, 1984
• ISBN: 0534032044, 9780534032043
• Length: 292 pages