9781470417017-1470417014-Mathematical Understanding of Nature: Essays on Amazing Physical Phenomena and Their Understanding by Mathematicians

Mathematical Understanding of Nature: Essays on Amazing Physical Phenomena and Their Understanding by Mathematicians

ISBN-13: 9781470417017
ISBN-10: 1470417014
Author: V. I. Arnold
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Format: Paperback 167 pages
Category: Mathematics
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ISBN-13: 9781470417017
ISBN-10: 1470417014
Author: V. I. Arnold
Publication date: 2014
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Format: Paperback 167 pages
Category: Mathematics

Summary

Mathematical Understanding of Nature: Essays on Amazing Physical Phenomena and Their Understanding by Mathematicians (ISBN-13: 9781470417017 and ISBN-10: 1470417014), written by authors V. I. Arnold, was published by American Mathematical Society in 2014. With an overall rating of 3.7 stars, it's a notable title among other Mathematics books. You can easily purchase or rent Mathematical Understanding of Nature: Essays on Amazing Physical Phenomena and Their Understanding by Mathematicians (Paperback) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Mathematics books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $4.64.

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This collection of 39 short stories gives the reader a unique opportunity to take a look at the scientific philosophy of Vladimir Arnold, one of the most original contemporary researchers. Topics of the stories included range from astronomy, to mirages, to motion of glaciers, to geometry of mirrors and beyond. In each case Arnold's explanation is both deep and simple, which makes the book interesting and accessible to an extremely broad readership. Original illustrations hand drawn by the author help the reader to further understand and appreciate Arnold's view on the relationship between mathematics and science.

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