9781771700955_

This book is based on an in-depth conversation between Howard Burton and Ian Stewart, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics at the University of Warwick and bestselling science and science fiction writer. For Ian Stewart, mathematics is far more than dreary arithmetic, while mathematical thinking is one of the most importantand overlookedaspects of contemporary society. This wide-ranging conversation explores what mathematics is and why its worth doing, symmetry, networks and patterns, the relationship between logic and proof, the role of beauty in mathematical thinking, the future of mathematics, linking mathematical oscillations to animal gaits, how to deal with the peculiarities of the mathematical community, and much more.

This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Counting Sheep, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:

Fear and Loathing - Mathematics and the wider world
Doing Mathematics - An insiders view
Teaching Mathematics - How to get unstuck and other valuable lessons
Mathematics and Gender - Portuguese mysteries
Mathematics Everywhere - And widely underappreciated

About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series (100 books):

Presented in an accessible, conversational format, Ideas Roadshow books not only explore frontline academic research featuring world-leading researchers, including 3 Nobel Laureates, but also reveal the inspirations and personal journeys behind the research. Howard Burton holds a PhD in physics and an MA in philosophy, and was the Founding Director of Canadas Perimeter Institute for Theoretical Physics.

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This carefully-edited book includes an introduction, Counting Sheep, and questions for discussion at the end of each chapter:

Fear and Loathing - Mathematics and the wider world
Doing Mathematics - An insiders view
Teaching Mathematics - How to get unstuck and other valuable lessons
Mathematics and Gender - Portuguese mysteries
Mathematics Everywhere - And widely underappreciated

About Ideas Roadshow Conversations Series (100 books):

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The Joy of Mathematics

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