Mathematics and the Unexpected (Ekeland - paperback)

Author: Ivar Ekeland

ISBN: 9780226199900

Binding: paperback

Section: Math

"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