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The Honors Class
Hilbert's Problems and Their Solvers
ISBN: 1568811411
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Published: Dec 1 2001 Pages: 486 Weight: 1.75lbs. Height: 9.50" Width: 6.50" Depth: 1.25" Language: English
Publisher's Comments
At the Second International Congress of Mathematicians in 1900, David Hilbert delivered a talk in which he outlined a set of mathematical problems that would define the future of mathematical research in the years to follow. Fellow mathematician Hermann Weyl wrote that by solving one of Hilbert's problems, a mathematician "passed on to the honors class of the mathematical community." Dividing his time between biographical narrative and the mathematics in question, the author explores the progress of the problems, looking at who worked on them, who solved them, how they were solved, and which have not been solved. He argues that the people and ideas involved in the solutions to Hilbert's problems provide an overview of the mathematical culture of the first half of the 20th century. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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