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050 00 $aQA93$b.C38 1995
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100 1 $aCasti, J. L.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n78044594
245 10 $aFive golden rules :$bgreat theories of 20th-century mathematics - and why they matter /$cJohn L. Casti.
260 $aNew York :$bWiley & Sons,$c[1996], ©1996.
263 $a9508
300 $axiv, 235 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 217-225) and index.
505 00 $gCh. 1.$tThe Minimax Theorem (Game Theory) --$gCh. 2.$tThe Brouwer Fixed-Point Theorem (Topology) --$gCh. 3.$tMorse's Theorem (Singularity Theory) --$gCh. 4.$tThe Halting Theorem (Theory of Computation) --$gCh. 5.$tThe Simplex Method (Optimization Theory).
520 $aIn Five Golden Rules, John L. Casti serves as curator to a brilliant collection of 20th-century mathematical theories, leading us on a fascinating journey of discovery and insight. Probing the frontiers of modern mathematics, Casti examines the origins of some of the most important findings of this century. This is a tale of mystery and logic, elegance and reason; it is the story of five monumental mathematical breakthroughs and how they shape our lives.
520 8 $aAll those intrigued by the mathematical process, nonacademics and professionals alike, will find this an enlightening, eye-opening, and entertaining work. High school algebra or geometry - and enthusiasm - are the only prerequisites.
520 8 $a.
520 8 $aFrom the theorem that provided the impetus for modern computers to the calculations that sent the first men to the Moon, these breakthroughs have transformed our lives. Casti illustrates each theorem with a dazzling array of real-world problems it has helped solve - how to calculate the shape of space, optimize investment returns, even chart the course of the development of organisms. Along the way, we meet the leading thinkers of the day: John von Neumann, L. E. J.
520 8 $aBrouwer, Marston Morse, and Alan Turing, among others. And we come to understand the combination of circumstances that led each to such revolutionary discoveries as the Minimax Theorem, which spawned the exciting field of game theory, and the Simplex Method, which underpins the powerful tools of optimization theory.
650 0 $aMathematics$vPopular works.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2008107571
740 0 $a5 golden rules.
852 00 $bmat$hQA93$i.C38 1996