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  • Lolli, Gabriele, 1942- author.
     
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  • Proof theory.
     
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  • Mathematics -- Terminology.
     
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  • Communication in mathematics.
     
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  • Narration (Rhetoric)
     
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  • Mathematics -- Philosophy.
     
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    The meaning of proofs : mathematics as storytelling / Gabriele Lolli ; translated by Bonnie McClellan-Broussard ; foreword by Matilde Marcolli.
    by Lolli, Gabriele, 1942- author.
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    Cambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]
    Subjects
  • Proof theory.
  •  
  • Mathematics -- Terminology.
  •  
  • Communication in mathematics.
  •  
  • Narration (Rhetoric)
  •  
  • Mathematics -- Philosophy.
  • ISBN: 
    9780262544269 (paperback) :
    0262544261 (paperback) :
    Description: 
    xviii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
    Contents: 
    Great stories -- The meaning of proofs -- Three pieces of evidence -- Tradition -- Mathematical language -- The origins of argumentation -- Poetry and logic in Euclid.
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    "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"-- Provided by publisher.
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