Euclid in the Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math

Mazur, Joseph

ISBN 10: 0452287839 / ISBN 13: 9780452287839

Published by Penguin Publishing Group, 2006

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Euclid in the Rainforest: Discovering Universal Truth in Logic and Math
• Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
• Publication Date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0452287839
• ISBN 13: 9780452287839
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good
• Weight: 320 grams

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Synopsis

Like Douglas Hofstadter's Godel, Escher, Bach and David Berlinski's A Tour of the Calculus, Euclid in the Rainforest combines the literary with the mathematical to explore logic - the one indispensable tool in man's quest to understand the world. Through adventure stories and historical narratives populated with a rich and quirky cast of characters, Mazur artfully reveals the less-than-airtight nature of logic and the muddled relationship between maths and the real world.

About the Author

Joseph Mazur is Professor of Mathematics at Marlboro College, where he has taught a wide range of classes in all areas of mathematics, its history, and philosophy.