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Loving + hating mathematics : challenging the myths of mathematical life, Reuben Hersh and Vera John-Steiner

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"Mathematics is often thought of as the coldest expression of pure reason. But few subjects provoke hotter emotions--and inspire more love and hatred--than mathematics. And although math is frequently idealized as floating above the messiness of human life, its story is nothing if not human; often, it is all too human. Loving and Hating Mathematics is about the hidden human, emotional, and social forces that shape mathematics and affect the experiences of students and mathematicians. Written in a lively, accessible style, and filled with gripping stories and anecdotes, Loving and Hating Mathematics brings home the intense pleasures and pains of mathematical life. These stories challenge many myths, including the notions that mathematics is a solitary pursuit and a "young man's game," the belief that mathematicians are emotionally different from other people, and even the idea that to be a great mathematician it helps to be a little bit crazy. Reuben Hersh and Vera John-Steiner tell stories of lives in math from their very beginnings through old age, including accounts of teaching and mentoring, friendships and rivalries, love affairs and marriages, and the experiences of women and minorities in a field that has traditionally been unfriendly to both. Included here are also stories of people for whom mathematics has been an immense solace during times of crisis, war, and even imprisonment--as well as of those rare individuals driven to insanity and even murder by an obsession with math"--Overview
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eng
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1 online resource (x, 416 pages)
Contents
  • Mathematical beginnings
  • Mathematical culture
  • Mathematics as solace
  • Mathematics as an addiction : following logic to the end
  • Friendships and partnerships
  • Mathematical communities
  • Gender and age in mathematics
  • The teaching of mathematics : fierce or friendly?
  • Loving and hating school mathematics
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9781283163729
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Loving + hating mathematics : challenging the myths of mathematical life
Title
Loving + hating mathematics
Title remainder
challenging the myths of mathematical life
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Reuben Hersh and Vera John-Steiner
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  • Loving and hating mathematics
  • Challenging the myths of mathematical life
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Language
eng
Summary
"Mathematics is often thought of as the coldest expression of pure reason. But few subjects provoke hotter emotions--and inspire more love and hatred--than mathematics. And although math is frequently idealized as floating above the messiness of human life, its story is nothing if not human; often, it is all too human. Loving and Hating Mathematics is about the hidden human, emotional, and social forces that shape mathematics and affect the experiences of students and mathematicians. Written in a lively, accessible style, and filled with gripping stories and anecdotes, Loving and Hating Mathematics brings home the intense pleasures and pains of mathematical life. These stories challenge many myths, including the notions that mathematics is a solitary pursuit and a "young man's game," the belief that mathematicians are emotionally different from other people, and even the idea that to be a great mathematician it helps to be a little bit crazy. Reuben Hersh and Vera John-Steiner tell stories of lives in math from their very beginnings through old age, including accounts of teaching and mentoring, friendships and rivalries, love affairs and marriages, and the experiences of women and minorities in a field that has traditionally been unfriendly to both. Included here are also stories of people for whom mathematics has been an immense solace during times of crisis, war, and even imprisonment--as well as of those rare individuals driven to insanity and even murder by an obsession with math"--Overview
Biography type
collective biography
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1927-2020
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Hersh, Reuben
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illustrations
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index present
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non fiction
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  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
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1930-2017
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John-Steiner, Vera
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  • Mathematicians
  • Mathematicians
  • Mathematics
  • MATHEMATICS
  • BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
  • MATHEMATICS
  • Mathematicians
  • Mathematicians
  • Mathematics
  • United States
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Loving + hating mathematics : challenging the myths of mathematical life, Reuben Hersh and Vera John-Steiner
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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Contents
Mathematical beginnings -- Mathematical culture -- Mathematics as solace -- Mathematics as an addiction : following logic to the end -- Friendships and partnerships -- Mathematical communities -- Gender and age in mathematics -- The teaching of mathematics : fierce or friendly? -- Loving and hating school mathematics
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ocn744333854
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1 online resource (x, 416 pages)
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9781283163729
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9786613163721
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(OCoLC)744333854
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Loving + hating mathematics : challenging the myths of mathematical life, Reuben Hersh and Vera John-Steiner
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
mixed
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Mathematical beginnings -- Mathematical culture -- Mathematics as solace -- Mathematics as an addiction : following logic to the end -- Friendships and partnerships -- Mathematical communities -- Gender and age in mathematics -- The teaching of mathematics : fierce or friendly? -- Loving and hating school mathematics
Control code
ocn744333854
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (x, 416 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781283163729
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Note
JSTOR
Other control number
9786613163721
Other physical details
illustrations
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 316372
  • 22573/cttx1dk
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)744333854

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