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"Not the least unexpected thing about Mathematics and the Unexpected is that a real mathematician should write not just a literate work, but a literary one."-Ian Stewart, New Scientist
"In this brief, elegant treatise, assessable to anyone who likes to think, Ivar Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project (it will snow in January) but particulars are practically impossible (it will snow from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the 21st)."-Village Voice
Book Information
ISBN 9780226199900
Author Ivar Ekeland
Format Paperback
Page Count 154
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 198g
Dimensions(mm) 20mm * 13mm * 1mm
"In this brief, elegant treatise, assessable to anyone who likes to think, Ivar Ekelund explains some philosophical implications of recent mathematics. He examines randomness, the geometry involved in making predictions, and why general trends are easy to project (it will snow in January) but particulars are practically impossible (it will snow from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the 21st)."-Village Voice
Book Information
ISBN 9780226199900
Author Ivar Ekeland
Format Paperback
Page Count 154
Imprint University of Chicago Press
Publisher The University of Chicago Press
Weight(grams) 198g
Dimensions(mm) 20mm * 13mm * 1mm
