Steve Batterson
0821820451
"The Institute for Advanced Study occupies a unique position among institutions of higher learning. An account of its early years is long overdue, so the appearance of the present volume, during the 75th anniversary of the Institute's founding, is most welcome. Batterson has mined the Institute's ar...
Steve Batterson
Hardcover
314
A K Peters/CRC Press
1568812590
9781568812595
3
In 1957 Stephen Smale startled the mathematical world by showing that, in a theoretical sense, it is possible to turn a sphere inside out. A few years later, from the beaches of Rio, he introduced the horseshoe map, demonstrating that simple functions could have chaotic dynamics. His next stunning m...
Steve Batterson
Hardcover
306
Amer Mathematical Society
0821820451
9780821820452
1
The book is an autobiography of Prof Stephen Smale, and his vast contributions in the academic world of Mathematics.
Steve Batterson
Paperback
404
Global
9812381430
9789812381439
5
In 1957 Stephen Smale startled the mathematical world by showing that, in a theoretical sense, it is possible to turn a sphere inside out. A few years later, from the beaches of Rio, he introduced the horseshoe map, demonstrating that simple functions could have chaotic dynamics. His next stunning m...
Steve Batterson
Paperback
306
American Mathematical Society
0821826964
9780821826966
4