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001			ocm1032659437
003			OCoLC
005			20200120105554.0
008			180430t20192019njua b 001 0 eng d
010			_a2018942718
020			_a0691158835 _q(hardcover)
020			_a9780691158839 _q(hardcover)
035			_a(OCoLC)1032659437 _z(OCoLC)1032703773
040			_aYDX _beng _erda _cYDX _dBDX _dOCLCQ _dNUI _dTFW _dOCLCF _dAAA _dORX _dIUL _dYDXIT _dTP7 _dMiTN
050		4	_aQA8.4 _b.O73 2019
100	1		_aOrding, Philip,
245	1	0	_a99 variations on a proof / _cPhilip Ording.
246	3	0	_aNinety-nine variations on a proof.
264		1	_aPrinceton, New Jersey : _bPrinceton University Press, _c[2019]
264		4	_c©2019.
300			_axi, 260 pages : _billustrations (some color) ; _c24 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent.
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia.
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 247-255) and index.
520			_a"This book offers a multifaceted perspective on mathematics by demonstrating 99 different proofs of the same theorem. Each chapter solves an otherwise unremarkable equation in distinct historical, formal, and imaginative styles that range from Medieval, Topological, and Doggerel to Chromatic, Electrostatic, and Psychedelic. With a rare blend of humor and scholarly aplomb, Philip Ording weaves these variations into an accessible and wide-ranging narrative on the nature and practice of mathematics. Inspired by the experiments of the Paris-based writing group known as the Oulipo - whose members included Raymond Queneau, Italo Calvino, and Marcel Duchamp - Ording explores new ways to examine the aesthetic possibilities of mathematical activity. 99 Variations on a Proof is a mathematical take on Queneau's Exercises in Style, a collection of 99 retellings of the same story, and it draws unexpected connections to everything from mysticism and technology to architecture and sign language. Through diagrams, found material, and other imagery, Ording illustrates the flexibility and creative potential of mathematics despite its reputation for precision and rigor. Readers will gain not only a bird's-eye view of the discipline and its major branches but also new insights into its historical, philosophical, and cultural nuances. Readers, no matter their level of expertise, will discover in these proofs and accompanying commentary surprising new aspects of the mathematical landscape"--Back cover.
650		0	_aMathematics _xPhilosophy.
650		0	_aGeometry, Algebraic.
999			_c236531 _d236531