A dictionary of quotations in mathematics
By: compiled and edited by Robert A. Nowlan.
Contributors: Nowlan, Robert A.
Publisher: McFarland & Co.; McFarland & Company; McFarland
Published: 2002
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 314
Subjects: Mathematics -- Quotations, maxims, etc.
Genres: Quotations, maxims, etc.
Description: "This work contains almost 3,000 quotations, arranged under 38 chapters and 389 subsections, that present quotations over a spectrum stretching to infinity. A few of the many areas covered: the God hypothesis, historical origins, linguistics, the arts, mathematicians themselves, logic, real and idealized space, number theory, algebra, computers, probability theory, and statistics. Immensely useful for speeches, papers, and presentations - and entertaining for browsing.

Fully indexed by author and keyword."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.