Forthcoming: Mathematics, Poetry and Beauty

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Mathematics, Poetry and Beauty by Ron Aharoni (Technion, Haifa, Israel) Apply this discount code to enjoy 20% off Discount Code: WSFEB20 | till 19 February 2015 softcover: US$36 / £24 / S$36 US$28.80 / £19.20 / S$28.80 hardcover: US$84 / £55 / S$108 US$67.20 / £44 / S$86.40 ebook: US$27 / £18 / S$27 US$21.60 / £14.40 / S$21.60 What does mathematics have to do with poetry? Seemingly, nothing. Mathematics deals with abstractions while poetry with emotions. And yet, the two share something essential: Beauty. "Euclid alone has looked on beauty bare," says the title of a poem by Edna St. Vincent Millay. "Mathematics, Poetry and Beauty" tries to solve the secret of the similarity between the two domains. It tries to explain how a mathematical argument and a poem can move us in the same way. Mathematical and poetic techniques are compared, with the aim of showing how they evoke the same sense of beauty. The reader may find that, as Bertrand Russell said, "Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty - a beauty hold and austere, like that of sculpture ... sublimely pure, and capable of a stern perfection such as only the greatest art can show." You may also be interested in: Discover Probability How to Use It, How to Avoid Misusing It, and How It Affects Every Aspect of Your Life Deep Thinking What Mathematics Can Teach Us About the Mind 50 Math and Science Games for Leadership Trig or Treat An Encyclopedia of Trigonometric Identity Proofs (TIPs) with Intellectually Challenging Games