Byers, William,  1943- <br/><br/>
How mathematicians think :  using ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox to create mathematics / 
William Byers. 
 - Princeton :  Princeton University Press,  c2007. 
 - vii, 415 p. :  ill. ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 399-405) and index. 
<br/><br/>Acknowledgments -- Introduction : Turning on the light -- Section 1 : The light of ambiguity -- ch. 1. Ambiguity in mathematics -- ch. 2.  The contradictory in mathematics -- ch. 3. Paradoxes and mathematics : infinity and the real numbers -- ch. 4. More paradoxes of infinity : geometry, cardinality, and beyond -- Section 2 : The light as idea -- ch. 5. The idea as an organizing principle -- ch. 6. Ideas, logic, and paradox -- ch. 7. Great ideas -- Section 3 : The light and the eye of the beholder -- ch. 8. The truth of mathematics -- ch. 9. Conclusion : is mathematics algorithmic or creative? -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780691127385 (acidfree paper) 0691127387 (acid-free paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006033160 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. No.: </label>GBA736823  bnb 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>013745985  Uk 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Mathematicians--Psychology.<br/>Mathematics--Psychological aspects.<br/>Mathematics--Philosophy.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BF456.N7  / B94 2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>510.92