A Dictionary of Quotations in Mathematics

Simeon-Denis Poisson, a French mathematician, once remarked, "Life is good for only two things, discovering mathematics and teaching mathematics." A bit of an overstatement to some, those students and teachers who have dedicated their careers and lives to mathematics find much truth in Poisson's declaration.

This work contains almost 3,000 quotations in mathematics. It is divided into thirty-eight chapters and 389 sections that present quotations over a spectrum from God and religion to the nature of infinity. A few more of the many areas covered: 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, presentations--and endlessly entertaining for browsing. Fully indexed by author and keyword.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0786412844
• ISBN13: 9780786412846
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: McFarland & Company
• Length: 328 Pages
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.1" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

High quality quotes

This is a high quality quotation book, really fascinating reading for anyone with a love for science, stats, mathematics, history, on and on. It's small type, double columns, to accomodate the thousands of quotes. They are arranged in excellent chapters (and subsections) which are detailed in an extensive table of contents, there are two indexes (author and keyword), and it includes citations as well as a complete bibliography. Excellent for anyone teching anything mathematical, or who enjoys browsing the original words of the great minds.