TY - BOOK AU - Lolli,Gabriele AU - McClellan-Broussard,Bonnie AU - Marcolli,Matilde TI - Meaning of proofs: mathematics as storytelling SN - 9780262544269 AV - QA9.54 .L65 2022 U1 - 511.36 L83M 23/eng20220429 PY - 2022/// CY - Cambridge PB - The MIT Press KW - Proof theory KW - Mathematics KW - Terminology KW - Communication in mathematics KW - Narration (Rhetoric) KW - Philosophy N1 - 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 N2 - "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"-- ER -