Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty

Mathematics: The Loss of Certainty
ISBN-10
0195030850
ISBN-13
9780195030853
Series
Mathematics
Category
Mathematics
Pages
366
Language
English
Published
1982
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Author
Morris Kline

Description

Refuting the accepted belief that mathematics is exact and infallible, the author examines the development of conflicting concepts of mathematics and their implications for the physical, applied, social, and computer sciences

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