Mathematical expeditions
Subtitle: chronicles by the explorers
By: Reinhard Laubenbacher, David Pengelley.
Contributors: Pengelley, David.
Series: Undergraduate texts in mathematics.
Publisher: Springer
Published: 1999
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 275
Subjects: Mathematics -- History -- Sources
Description: This book contains the stories of five mathematical journeys into new realms, told through the writings of the explorers themselves. Some were guided by mere curiosity and the thrill of adventure, while others had more practical motives. In each case the outcome was a vast expansion of the known mathematical world and the realization that still greater vistas remained to be explored.

The authors tell these stories by guiding the reader through the very words of the mathematicians at the heart of these events, and thereby provide insight into the art of approaching mathematical problems.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [259]-267) and index.