Archimedes' Revenge

副标题: The Joys and Perils of Mathematics

ISBN: 9780393327755

出版社: W. W. Norton & Company

出版年: 1988-5-1

页数: 300

定价: USD 21.95

装帧: Paperback

内容简介

Archimedes' Revenge is an extremely accessible, lighthearted account of a number of mathematical topics, many with modern interest, such as complexity theory. Hoffman quotes living mathematicians extensively, giving the reader a feel for the nature of the mathematical community and insight into how this community attempts to resolve open questions. This book is low in mathematical rigor, making it suitable for any interested reader. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

（1994年大陆译本出世，大河马买了一本。）