AI SearchHow mathematicians think : | using ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox to create mathematics / (Record no. 103737)
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| fixed length control field | 01333cam a2200241 a 4500 |
| 008 - FIXED-LENGTH DATA ELEMENTS--GENERAL INFORMATION | |
| fixed length control field | 061004s2007 njua b 001 0 eng |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 9780691127385 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER | |
| International Standard Book Number | 0691127387 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE | |
| Original cataloging agency | SDU |
| 050 00 - LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CALL NUMBER | |
| Classification number | BF456 |
| Item number | B993 H 2007 |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| Personal name | Byers, William, |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT | |
| Title | How mathematicians think : |
| Remainder of title | using ambiguity, contradiction, and paradox to create mathematics / |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. | William Byers. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. | |
| Place of publication, distribution, etc. | Princeton : |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. | Princeton University Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. | 2007. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION | |
| Extent | 415 p. : |
| Other physical details | ill. |
| 505 00 - Formatted Contents Note | |
| Title | Acknowledgments -- |
| -- | Introduction : Turning on the light -- |
| -- | Section 1 : The light of ambiguity -- |
| -- | Ambiguity in mathematics -- |
| -- | The contradictory in mathematics -- |
| -- | Paradoxes and mathematics : infinity and the real numbers -- |
| -- | More paradoxes of infinity : geometry, cardinality, and beyond -- |
| -- | Section 2 : The light as idea -- |
| -- | idea as an organizing principle -- |
| -- | Ideas, logic, and paradox -- |
| -- | Great ideas -- |
| -- | Section 3 : The light and the eye of the beholder -- |
| -- | truth of mathematics -- |
| -- | Conclusion : is mathematics algorithmic or creative? -- |
| -- | Notes -- |
| -- | Bibliography -- |
| -- | Index. |
| 505 00 - Formatted Contents Note | |
| Title | HKBU library |
| 518 ## - DATE/TIME AND PLACE OF AN EVENT NOTE | |
| DATE/TIME AND PLACE OF AN EVENT NOTE | YT2025 M10 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Topical term | Mathematicians |
| General subdivision | Psychology. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Topical term | Mathematics |
| General subdivision | Psychological aspects. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| Topical term | Mathematics |
| General subdivision | Philosophy. |
| 900 ## - Accession Number | |
| Accession Number | = C.1 SDU |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) | |
| Koha item type | English Books |
| Source of classification or shelving scheme | Library of Congress Classification |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME | |
| -- | 192412 |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT | |
| -- | 126110 |
| Withdrawn status | Lost status | Source of classification or shelving scheme | Damaged status | Not for loan | Collection code | Home library | Current library | Shelving location | Date acquired | Source of acquisition | Total Checkouts | Full call number | Barcode | Date last seen | Copy number | Price effective from | Koha item type |
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| Library of Congress Classification | Available for Loans | General Books | MATRIX Library | MATRIX Library | General Eng/FL.3 | 06/10/2025 | Donation | BF456 B993 H 2007 | 1000385234 | 06/10/2025 | C.1 | 06/10/2025 | English Books |