Krantz, Steven G.
The Proof is in the Pudding
1. What Is a Proof and Why?
Steven G. Krantz
2. The Ancients
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3. The Middle Ages and An Emphasis on Calculation
Steven G. Krantz
4. The Dawn of the Modern Age
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5. Hilbert and the Twentieth Century
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6. The Tantalizing Four-Color Theorem
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7. Computer-Generated Proofs
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8. The Computer as an Aid to Teaching and a Substitute for Proof
Steven G. Krantz
9. Aspects of Modern Mathematical Life
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10. Beyond Computers: The Sociology of Mathematical Proof
Steven G. Krantz
11. A Legacy of Elusive Proofs
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12. John Horgan and “The Death of Proof?”
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13. Closing Thoughts
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Keywords: Mathematics, History of Mathematical Sciences, Popular Science in Mathematics/Computer Science/Natural Science/Technology, Mathematical Logic and Foundations, Numerical Analysis
- Author(s)
- Krantz, Steven G.
- Publisher
- Springer
- Publication year
- 2011
- Language
- en
- Edition
- 1
- Page amount
- 17 pages
- Category
- Natural Sciences
- Format
- Ebook
- eISBN (PDF)
- 9780387487441