num_pages: 320
description: "Dunham writes for nonspecialists, and they will enjoy his piquantanecdotes and amusing asides -- Booklist"Artfully, Dunham conducts a tour of the mathematical universe. . .he believes these ideas to be accessible to the audience he wantsto reach, and he writes so that they are." -- Nature"If you want to encourage anyone's interest in math, get them TheMathematical Universe."* New Scientist
title: The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities
titlecomplete: The Mathematical Universe: An Alphabetical Journey Through the Great Proofs, Problems, and Personalities
genres: Physics, Mathematics, History, Popular Science, Education, Biography, Science, Textbooks, Nonfiction, Academic
ratings_count: 486
awards: awardedAt: 757411200000
name: PROSE Award
category: Mathematics
publisher: Wiley