The shape of content : creative writing in mathematics and science /
This book is a collection of creative pieces-poems, short stories, essays, play excerpts-that give shape to mathematical and scientific content. This book portrays by example how various people work creatively with ideas from mathematics and other sciences. Creative writing about the content of math...
| Corporate Author: | |
|---|---|
| Other Authors: | , , |
| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Language Notes: | English. |
| Published: |
Wellesley, Massachusetts :
A K Peters, Limited,
2008.
|
| Subjects: | |
| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | This book is a collection of creative pieces-poems, short stories, essays, play excerpts-that give shape to mathematical and scientific content. This book portrays by example how various people work creatively with ideas from mathematics and other sciences. Creative writing about the content of mathematics and science is rare, and creative writing about the activity of mathematical and scientific creation is even rarer. And yet, when it occurs, it can be extremely popular, as well known plays like Proof and Copenhagen and biographies like A Beautiful Mind and The Man Who Loved Only Numbers att. |
|---|---|
| Item Description: | Description based upon print version of record. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (216 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0429064942 9780429064944 1439865388 9781439865385 |