Mathematics and the Unexpected (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780226199900)

"Not the least unexpected thing about Mathematics and the Unexpected is that a real mathematician should write not just a literate work, but a literary one."-Ian Stewart, New Scientist

"In this brief, elegant treatise, assessable to anyone who likes to think, Ivar Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project (it will snow in January) but particulars are practically impossible (it will snow from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the 21st)."-Village Voice

Author: Ivar Ekeland
ISBN-10: 0226199908
ISBN-13: 9780226199900
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Language: English
Published: 01/15/1990
Pages: 154
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 8.08h x 5.29w x 0.40d