The late Richard Courant, headed the Department of Mathematics at
New York University and was Director of the Institute of
Mathematical Sciences--which has subsequently renamed the Courant
Institute of Mathematical Sciences. His book Mathematical Physics
is familiar to every physicist, and his book Differential and
Integral Calculus is acknowledged to be one of the best
presentations of the subject written in modern times.
Herbert Robbins is New Jersey Professor of Mathematical Statistics
at Rutgers University. Ian Stewart is Professor of Mathematics at
the University of Warwick, and author of Nature's Numbers and Does
God Play Dice?. He also writes the
"Mathematical Recreations" column in Scientific American.
*Praise for the previous edition:
"Without doubt, the work will have great influence. It should be in
the hands of everyone, professional or otherwise, who is interested
in scientific thinking."--The New York Times
"Should prove a source of great pleasure and
satisfaction."--Journal of Applied Physics
"Succeeds brilliantly in conveying the intellectual excitement of
mathematical inquiry and in communicating the essential ideas and
methods."Journal of Philosophy
"It is a work of high perfection, whether judged by aesthetic,
pedagogical or scientific standards. It is astonishing to what
extent What is Mathematics? has succeeded in making clear by means
of the simplest examples all the fundamental ideas and methods
which we mathematicians consider the life blood of our
science."--Herman Weyl
"Can...be read with great profit by anyone desiring general
mathematical literacy."--Mathematics Abstracts
"A great book."--Ludwig Otto, Paul Quinn College
"A lucid representation of the fundamental concepts and methods of
the whole field of mathematics. It is an easily understandable
introduction for the layman and helps to give the mathematical
student a general view of the basic principles and
methods."--Albert Einstein
"Without doubt, the work will have great influence. It should be in
the hands of everyone, professional or otherwise, who is interested
in scientific thinking."--The New York Times
"A work of extraordinary perfection."--Mathematical Reviews
"It contains an excellent selection of material for students who
have no desire to develop mathematical skills but who may be
willing to look briefly into this field of intellectual
activity....For the inquiring student who wishes to know what real
mathematics is about, or for the trained engineer or physicist who
has some interest in the justification of procedures he uses, it
should prove a source of great pleasure and satisfaction."--Journal
of Applied
Physics
"This book is a work of art."--Marston Morse
"This is not a book in philosophy; but there are probably few
philosophers who can not gain instruction and clarification from
it. It succeeds brilliantly in conveying the intellectual
excitement of mathematical inquiry and in communicating the
essential ideas and methods."Journal of Philosophy
"It is a work of high perfection, whether judged by aesthetic,
pedagogical or scientific standards. It is astonishing to what
extent What is Mathematics? has succeeded in making clear by means
of the simplest examples all the fundamental ideas and methods
which we mathematicians consider the life blood of our
science."--Herman Weyl
"Still a book that all prospective mathematics teachers should read
and experience. A rare book that has retained its "freshness" and
readability for more than 50 years....Very readable."--Stephen
Krulik, Temple University
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