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Mathematics and Culture in Europe
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ISBN/EAN: 9783540719632
Umbreit-Nr.: 1884150
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: x, 405 S.
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Einband:
kartoniertes Buch
Erschienen am 18.09.2007
Auflage: 1/2007
- Zusatztext
- InhaltsangabePart I. Mathematical Culture, Education and Media.- Are European Students Sufficiently Prepared in Mathematics? R.Achilles.- Statistical Methods for Measuring Competencies: Analysis of Mathematical Preparation of Freshmen. S.Mignani, R.Ricci.- Mathematics and Media: Tools, Expectations, Results. S.Di Sieno.- The Trouble with Mathematics in the UK. J.F.Blowey.- Metamorph From Escher to Virtual Architecture. M.Emmer.- Two Examples of Unbounded and Compact Riply Extended Spaces. F.Ghione.- Bringing Light to a Dark Universe. C.Baugh, P.Edwards, C.Frenk.- Mathematics and Cartoons. G.M.Todesco.- Painters, Murderers, Mathematicians. P.Deuflhard.- Lucio Saffaro, Artist of Geometry. M.Emmer.- The Mathematical Logic of Narrative. A.Doxiadis.- Part II. Mathematics and Cinema.- A Beautiful Mind. Directed by R.Howard.- A Recurrent Eponym: Nash and Game Theory. M.Li Calzi.- The Bank: Mathematics, Economics and Social Responsibility for the New Millenium. R.Cesari.- Moebius. Directed by G.R.Mosquera.- Moebius: a Film and an Invitation to Topology. M.Ferri.- Cube. Directed by V.Natali.- Cube: an Opportunity to Talk About Prime Numbers. A.Perelli.- The Mirror Has Two Faces. Directed by B. Streisand.- Funny Mathematics? M.Emmer.- Enigma. Directed by M.Apted.- Fermat's Last Theorem. Directed by S.Singh, A.Vistoli.- No More Time. Directed by A.Giannarelli.- Part III. Mathematics and Theatre.- The Logic of Theatre. P. Odifreddi.- Napoleon Magical Emperor. S.Bini, stage name Bustric.- Regarding Napoleon Magical Emperor. S.Bini, stage name Bustric.- Napoleon, Mathematics and the Ecole Polytechnique. C.Viterbo.- Uncle Petros and Goldbach's Conjecture. A.Doxiadis.- Uncle Petros Between Science, Literature and Theatre. A.Savelli.- Some Famous Problems in the History of Number Theory. U.Zannier.- Proof. D.Auburn.- Proof: Matheamtics and New Dramaturgy. A.Paolucci.- Mathematics and the American Theatre Tradition. F. La Polla.- Galois. L.Vigano.- Evariste Galois, a Tragic Romantic Hero. L.Vigano.- Arcadia. T.Stoppard.- Even in Arcadia Sex, Literature, and. Mathematics. L.Angelini, F.Giannini.- Wilde in Arcadia. L.Guidotti.- Father Saccheri: a Mathematician on Stage. M.R.Menzio.- Is Mathematics Theatrical? M.Emmer
- Kurztext
- It is not true that mathematics has never been able to arouse people's interest. At least, this is our feeling as mathematicians when we meet the general public to explain what we are dealing with in our work, what is the usefulness of mathematics and how it becomes possible to catch its harmony and beauty. In the past years, also the cinema changed its attitude on the matter, and some screenplays started to show mathematicians engaged in their work, not only teachers!, while some recent theatrical pieces have a mathematician as a main character, and people like it. These considerations stimulated some of us to organize, for the first time in Italy, in Bologna, the review Mathematics and Theatre, which offered to a general audience the opportunity to attend agreeable performances and, at the same time, to hear something about the prime numbers, the theory of Galois, or simply about the relationship between science, mathematics and power at Napoleon's times. This volume, which has its origin in the activities performed in Bologna in 2004, within the framework of the European project Mathematics in Europe, is dedicated to all those who are curious about mathematics, but also more generally about theatre, cinema, literature, arts and science. Thanks to the DVD enclosed with the volume, edited by Marco Di Girolami, Elisa Lauretani and Camilla Valentini, one can relive various events through the voices and the images of the participants.