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Euclid in the rainforest, discovering universal truth in logic and math, Joseph Mazur

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Euclid in the rainforest, discovering universal truth in logic and math, Joseph Mazur

Language

eng

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 307-315) and index

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illustrations

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index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Euclid in the rainforest

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

57193421

Responsibility statement

Joseph Mazur

Sub title

discovering universal truth in logic and math

Table Of Contents

pt. 1. Logic. The search for knowledge school : an introduction to logic and proof -- How to persuade Jesus : is the Pythagorean Theorem true? -- The simple and obvious truth : the role of intuition and belief in mathematics -- What the tortoise said to Achilles : logic and its loopholes -- Legendre's lament : strange worlds of non-Euclidean geometry -- pt. 2. Infinity. Evan's insight : counting to infinity -- Encounters on the Aegean : where the finite meets the infinite -- Zindo the Trojan superman : Zeno's paradoxes of motion -- Finding Pegasus : do irrational numbers exist? -- Some things never end : the logic of mathematical induction -- All else is the work of man : the surprising arguments of set theory -- pt. 3. Reality. A fistful of chips : does math really reflect the real world? -- Who's got a royal flush : making predictions with probability -- Boxcars and snake eyes : the law of large numbers -- Anna's accusation : tests for truth -- Dr. Mortimer, I presume -- Plausible reasoning in science and math -- Appendix 1. Proof that all triangles are isosceles -- Appendix 2. A method for unraveling syllogisms -- Appendix 3. Density of irrationals on the number line -- Appendix 4. Cantor's demonstration that the real numbers are uncountable

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specialized

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