Meaning of proofs : mathematics as storytelling /
Lolli, Gabriele.
Meaning of proofs : mathematics as storytelling / Gabriele Lolli ; translated by Bonnie McClellan-Broussard ; foreword by Matilde Marcolli. - Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2022. - xviii, 157 pages ; 21 cm
Translation of: Matematica come narrazione : raccontare la matematica.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-154) and index.
Great stories -- The meaning of proofs -- Three pieces of evidence -- Tradition -- Mathematical language -- The origins of argumentation -- Poetry and logic in Euclid.
"This book introduces readers to the narrative structure of mathematical proofs and why mathematicians communicate that way, drawing examples from classic literature and employing metaphors and imagery"--
9780262544269
2021046823
Proof theory.
Mathematics--Terminology.
Communication in mathematics.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Mathematics--Philosophy.
QA9.54 / .L65 2022
511.36 L83M
Meaning of proofs : mathematics as storytelling / Gabriele Lolli ; translated by Bonnie McClellan-Broussard ; foreword by Matilde Marcolli. - Cambridge: The MIT Press, 2022. - xviii, 157 pages ; 21 cm
Translation of: Matematica come narrazione : raccontare la matematica.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-154) and index.
Great stories -- The meaning of proofs -- Three pieces of evidence -- Tradition -- Mathematical language -- The origins of argumentation -- Poetry and logic in Euclid.
"This book introduces readers to the narrative structure of mathematical proofs and why mathematicians communicate that way, drawing examples from classic literature and employing metaphors and imagery"--
9780262544269
2021046823
Proof theory.
Mathematics--Terminology.
Communication in mathematics.
Narration (Rhetoric)
Mathematics--Philosophy.
QA9.54 / .L65 2022
511.36 L83M