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Fascinating study considers the origins and nature of mathematics, its development and role in the history of scientific thinking, impact of high-speed computers, 20th-century changes in the foundations of mathematics and mathematical logic, mathematization of science and technology, much more. Compelling reading for mathematicians, physicists, students—anyone interested in the evolution of mathematical thought. 34 illustrations. 1968 edition.
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Excellent overview by two outstanding mathematicians
The audience for ths book is people with background in mathematics. They teach many branches briefly with their examples in Chapter 1, but the presentation is at a fairly sophisticated level.

I found the historical and philosophical remarks very valuable, coming from authorities like these two men. Examples (slightly edited by me):

The great analysts of the 18th and 19th centuries (e.g., Newton, Leibniz, Bernoulli, Euler, Lagrange ...) had an almost unerring instinct for presenting valid results and plausible proofs without a firm basis in formal systems and without strict adherence to standards of logical rigor... Mathematical intuition in the hands of people of genius has such a clarity and unity that it anticipates special formalisms.

Mathematics is a science; it is also an art. The criteria of judgment in mathematics are always aesthetic, at least in part... One looks for `usefulness,' for `interest,' and also for `beauty.' Beauty is subjective, yet it is surprising that there is usually considerable agreement among mathematicians concerning aesthetic values.

It is a distinctive feature of mathematics that it can operate effectively and efficiently without defining its objects. Points, straight lines and planes are not defined... One need not know what things are so long as one knows what statements about them one is allowed to make [the axioms]... Other statements involving these undefined words can then be deduced by logic alone. This permits geometry to be taught to a blind man and even to a computer!

A Classic of Popular Mathematics
With new mathematics growing wild in the trees in the new century, one should review those things that have givenmodern mathematics direction and flavor. This classic little book sits along side of Sawyer's " Prelude to Mathematics" as the go to books for basic understanding. To these books I have added an unlikely candidate " Elliptical Curves" by McKean and Moll.If one has these three books, he will have a crack in the damof mathematics...

Important and Useful but not Engaging
The book shows what the power of mathematics is, how it changes, and how it expands to new areas. Unlike books that aim to popularize math, the book does not pontificate a mystic view of the meaning of mathematics; rather, it gives a sober perspective of what has happened in mathematics and what can be expected of the field.

The book requires somewhat serious mathematical thinking.

A great strength of the book is the diverse mathematical concepts that it presents: homology groups, group theory, Turing machines, undecidability, Monte Carlo method.In a compact book, you learn a little about some important ideas in advanced mathematics.

Important!! This book is not written to popularize its subject matter, so it is different and definitely less entertaining than most popular science books.

why math is interesting, written for laypeople
Kac and Ulam were both strong mathematicians; this encyclopedia articlewhich they coauthored provides a nice counterweightto the answers-without-questions view of mathwhich can result from a little indifferentcoursework.

Easy and lively reading, written for everyone.

A bargain indeed
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The autobiography of mathematician Stanislaw Ulam, one of the great scientific minds of the twentieth century, tells a story rich with amazingly prophetic speculations and peppered with lively anecdotes. As a member of the Los Alamos National Laboratory from 1944 on, Ulam helped to precipitate some of the most dramatic changes of the postwar world. He was among the first to use and advocate computers for scientific research, originated ideas for the nuclear propulsion of space vehicles, and made fundamental contributions to many of today's most challenging mathematical projects.With his wide-ranging interests, Ulam never emphasized the importance of his contributions to the research that resulted in the hydrogen bomb. Now Daniel Hirsch and William Mathews reveal the true story of Ulam's pivotal role in the making of the "Super," in their historical introduction to this behind-the-scenes look at the minds and ideas that ushered in the nuclear age. An epilogue by Franoise Ulam and Jan Mycielski sheds new light on Ulam's character and mathematical originality. ... Read more

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Great autobiography remembered years later
I read this in 1982 or 83; now it's 2010.That's plenty of time to forget many books and their content, and I'm a heavy reader, but this one stands out especially in my memory, even though the details have faded.Among autobiographies and memoirs of scientists, this was outstanding.The inside look at how mathematicians think was helpful to me as a grad student later on.

Wonderful Book
Ulam was a brilliant mathematician whose work had a powerful influence far beyond the development of nuclear weapons. He had a front-row seat to the Manhattan project, where his mathematics played a major role. Later, he was co-leader, along with the much better known Edward Teller, of the design of the first thermonuclear weapon. Hans Bethe called him the father of the H-bomb.

It may seem odd to say of someone who was instrumental in inventing weapons of mass destruction, but what comes across strongly in Ulam's memoir is his zest for life and his humanity. When recounting the development of the atom bomb, Ulam does not come across as having a political or ideological axe to grind, unlike so many who write on these topics. To my thinking, this gives his account more weight.

This book is for anyone interested in the history of the Manhattan Project, the effort to develop the H-bomb, and the personalities involved in these endeavors. Even if you aren't, it is an entertaining read.

Confessions of a math fashion-victim
Confessions of a math fashion-victim

Towards the end of his celebrated autobiography that was published in 1976, mathematician Stanislaw Ulam makes a striking remark about the way mathematics is presented:

'This was more agreeable than the present style of the research papers or books which have so much symbolism and formulae on every page. I am turned off when I see only formulas and symbols, and little text. It is too laborious for me to look at such pages not knowing what to concentrate on. I wonder how many other mathematicians really read them in detail and enjoy them.'

To wit, these are the words of someone who really has enjoyed mathematics and has been engaged in the highest ranks of the subject for almost all of his life.

For me this is quite a relevant statement, since I started studying mathematics at the University of Leiden (The Netherlands) in the year 1975. And for me it was like Ulam describes. Lectures in mathematics almost entirely involved the stating of theorems and the subsequent proofing of them. Little was said about the meaning of what was proofed, why it would be interesting, or even what the essential idea of a proof was; most of the time no background or context of any kind was given. A semester of Lebesgue integration theory was given without even referring to the problems that had arisen with more basic forms of integration like the Riemann-Stieltjes Integral. It made a lot of the matter less exiting than it could have been. And to be honest, most of the proofs stayed quite unintelligible: one could follow the details but kept missing the big picture.

The point however is, that it only now becomes clear to me that I have been a fashion victim, that what I perceived as the way mathematics was done period, was only a relatively new style of writing and teaching, a fashion that had been en vogue for only a few decades yet.

This reflection of Stanislaw Ulam is confirmed by Davis & Hersh in their 1981 book The Mathematical Experience. In a section on the philosophy of mathematics they remark:

'The formalist style gradually penetrated downward into undergraduate mathematics teaching and, finally, in the name of the new math, even invaded kindergarten'. (p.344)

And they continue with the observation that the formalist style might have had its longest time. Actually I am not sure that such a thing will happen. At least some of the formalism seems to me related to a certain machismo between mathematicians; the shorter and the less intuitive the proof, the better the mathematician.

In their section on Teaching and Learning Math, Davis & Hersh give an example of the contrast between a short formal proof and a more elaborate and a more intuitive one. It is about the 'two-pancake problem', the problem of cutting two pancakes in halves by cutting only once in a straight line. And the pancakes are not on top of each other. The example of the two-pancake problem is put in the context of the contrast between what is called 'the logic of scientific discovery' and that of 'the logic of scientific justification'. The latter being a streamlined version of the former, a logically tight presentation with all hurdles and frustrations left out. It is a linear 'success only' story, told in a highly stylized language, ideally that of formal logic.

Now such a linear success story has only one goal, and that is to bring home the message of success. Formal proofs do that, but with the same price paid as with other success stories: because of the lack of drama it is difficult to get engaged by them and the insights that the storyteller gained in his struggles are not the focal point of the story, only the message of success is.

So I think there is something to say for a math education (if not math itself) where insights from storytelling are used to bring home the insights of the great mathematicians.

math autobiography and atomic bomb history
this is one of the few books i've read twice. i'm fascinated by brilliant minds like ulam, oppenheimer, feynman, and von neumann. it's one of the best science biographies/autobiographies and is very easy to read. lots of time is spent on the atomic and hydrogen bomb projects and the great minds/peculiar personalities involved. it's been 15 years since i read it, but now that i've found it again, i'll reacquaint myself with these great and interesting minds. it's not a math book by any means, but a book about brilliant men that do math. they definitely listen to a different drummer.

An examined life
Before I start, let me say that, for me at least, this is one of the most fascinating and entertaining books I've ever read.But I'm a special case, as you'll see...

Stan Ulam was head of the math department at U. of Colo., Boulder, where I was a doctoral candidate circa 1970.I hardly knew him to speak to, but heard about his participation in the Manhattan Project, and that many of those connected with it considered him to be the "father of the H-bomb" rather than Edward Teller.Having already been put off by the dryness and lack of application of a great deal of the math I'd studied, I was intrigued on hearing that a pure mathematician could have played such a central part in that effort.That, and the book's title, convinced me to buy it, even though I was an impoverished grad student.

There are many reasons why I love this story, but I think foremost is the picture of a gregarious, open, and sometimes mischievous man who was also bright enough to hold his own with the leading scientific minds of the 20th century.The sketches of the many famous people he worked with are priceless -- for example, Enrico Fermi, Richard Feynman, George Gamov.And especially John von Neumann, possibly the most brilliant mathematician of that time, certainly the most diverse and prolific (he practically invented the computer industry that I now work in).Having tried to read his work on game theory, it's especially comforting to me to hear Ulam refer to him as "Johnny".

My struggles with some of the math mentioned in the book give it special meaning to me, but this is not a technical book at all, and I hope that aspect won't be off-putting to non-mathematicians.Ulam was simply trying to give an honest picture, through the lens of his own experiences and friendships, of how people become mathematicians, of how essential group efforts are to progress in science and math, and of the staggering accomplishments that can result when people push the limits of thought.This book is about history and humankind, by one of the brightest and most thoughtful individuals who ever lived. ... Read more

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This explorative insight into the life and legacy of the famous Polish mathematician reveals his background and focuses on current research inspired by Stanislaw's vision. The text includes two pieces written by Stanislaw and personal conversations on John von Newmann and Paul Erdos. ... Read more

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A rare but very good math book
When quoting this as a reference in the past
I have been accused of making the book up.
A very good set of problems and ideas that make you think
in unconventional ways.
This thin book may be the best book that I've read by Dr. Ulam.
I tend to periodically go back to this book for understanding and/ or inspiration.
My copy is taped together
and margin overwritten.
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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Richard Feynman, John Von Neumann, Martin Gardner, John Horton Conway, Stephen Wolfram, Stanislaw Ulam, Edgar F. Codd, Matthew Cook, Joseph Nechvatal, Eduardo Reck Miranda, Mary Ann Horton, Voja Antonić, Rudy Rucker, Charles Platt, David Eppstein, Brosl Hasslacher, Edward Fredkin, Norman White, Brian Goodwin, Noam Elkies, Peter S. Albin, Charles H. Bennett, Manuel de Landa, Norman Packard, Bill Gosper, Alvy Ray Smith, Stephen R. Bourne, Edward F. Moore, Jack Corliss, Steve Omohundro, Cosma Shalizi, Christopher Langton, Melanie Mitchell, Don Hopkins, Mike Lesser, Ed Pegg, Jr., Andrei Toom, Tommaso Toffoli, Eric Goles, John Myhill, Simon P. Norton, Jarkko Kari, Gustav A. Hedlund. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Richard Phillips Feynman (pronounced ; May 11, 1918 February 15, 1988) was an American physicist known for his work in the path integral formulation of quantum mechanics, the theory of quantum electrodynamics and the physics of the superfluidity of supercooled liquid helium, as well as in particle physics (he proposed the parton model). For his contributions to the development of quantum electrodynamics, Feynman, jointly with Julian Schwinger and Sin-Itiro Tomonaga, received the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1965. He developed a widely used pictorial representation scheme for the mathematical expressions governing the behavior of subatomic particles, which later became known as Feynman diagrams. During his lifetime, Feynman became one of the best-known scientists in the world. He assisted in the development of the atomic bomb and was a member of the panel that investigated the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. In addition to his work in theoretical physics, Feynman has been credited with pioneering the field of quantum computing, and introducing...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=25523 ... Read more

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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Stanisław Lem, Leopold Von Sacher-Masoch, Stefan Banach, Stanislaw Ulam, Wojciech Kilar, Andrzej Żuławski, Karl Radek, Hugo Steinhaus, Stanisław Leszczyński, Alexander Beliavsky, Elena Vesnina, Zbigniew Herbert, Roman Shukhevych, Ludwig Von Mises, Ruslana, Richard Von Mises, Gabriela Zapolska, Larisa Neiland, Jacob Itzhak Niemirower, Józef Koffler, Michał Boym, Alexius Meinong, Jacek Kuroń, Stepan Czmil, Oleh Luzhny, Jerzy Sosnowski, Roman Rosdolsky, Muhammad Asad, John Lhotsky, Grigory Yavlinsky, Salomon Buber, Kazimierz Papée, Meir Balaban, Alfred Redl, Taras Voznyak, Alfred J. Lotka, Wacław Stachiewicz, Josyf Slipyj, Adam Próchnik, Pyotr Valentinovich Trusov, Oleh Tyahnybok, Olga Drahonowska-Małkowska, Julius Edgar Lilienfeld, Peter Rachman, Wojciech Bobowski, Ivan Krypiakevych, Jerzy Siemiginowski-Eleuter, Bohdan Stashynsky, Mikhail Fridman, Tadeusz Bór-Komorowski, Tadeusz Sendzimir, Victoria Kovalchuk, Jan Łukasiewicz, Vasyl Barvinsky, Adam Ulam, Mieczysław Horszowski, David Josef Bach, Jerzy Jan Lerski, Kazimierz Górski, Reuvein Margolies, Alojzy Ehrlich, Jan Parandowski, Michał Karaszewicz-Tokarzewski, Stanisław Jerzy Lec, Lubomyr Husar, Stepan Fedak, Juliusz Zulauf, Jakub Karol Parnas, Dmytro Dontsov, Emanuel Ax, Gabriela Moyseowicz, Klymentiy Sheptytsky, Michael Dorfman, Rose Rand, Taras Chornovil, Oleg Romanishin, Kyryl Studynsky, Stepan Popel, Janusz Onyszkiewicz, Maurice Goldhaber, Edward Gerstenfeld, Kazimierz Bartel, Anatole Vakhnianyn, Moriz Rosenthal, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Josef Gerstmann, Jan Styka, John Gottowt, Stanisław Ostrowski, Abraham Lempel, Teodor Parnicki, Alfred Biłyk, Ignatz Von Popiel, Markiyan Shashkevych, Franz Doppler, Gideon Hausner, Naftali Herz Tur-Sinai, Zofia Albinowska-Minkiewiczowa, Jakob Gimpel, Leopold Spinner, Eugeniusz Romer, Siegfr... ... Read more

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Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Stanislaw Ulam, Kazimierz Kuratowski, Benoît Mandelbrot, Alfred Tarski, Hugo Steinhaus, Vilna Gaon, Samuel Eilenberg, Emil Leon Post, Hayyim Selig Slonimski, Mark Kac, Szolem Mandelbrojt, Nachman Aronszajn, Juliusz Schauder, Edward Marczewski, Adolf Lindenbaum, Herman Auerbach, Samuel Dickstein, Mojżesz Presburger. Source: Wikipedia. Free updates online. Not illustrated. Excerpt: Alfred Tarski (January 14, 1901, Warsaw, Poland, Russian Empire October 26, 1983, Berkeley, California) was a Polish logician and mathematician. Educated at the University of Warsaw and a member of the Lwow-Warsaw School of Logic and the Warsaw School of Mathematics and philosophy, he emigrated to the USA in 1939, and taught and carried out research in mathematics at the University of California, Berkeley, from 1942 until his death. A prolific author best known for his work on model theory, metamathematics, and algebraic logic, he also contributed to abstract algebra, topology, geometry, measure theory, mathematical logic, set theory, and analytic philosophy. Tarski's student Robert Vaught ranked Tarski as one of the four greatest logicians of all time, along with Aristotle, Kurt Gödel, and Gottlob Frege, although Tarski himself expressed great admiration for Charles Sanders Peirce. His biographers Anita and Solomon Feferman state that, "Along with his contemporary, Kurt Gödel, he changed the face of logic in the twentieth century, especially through his work on the concept of truth and the theory of models." Alfred Tarski was born Alfred Teitelbaum (Polish spelling: "Tajtelbaum"), to parents who were Polish Jews in comfortable circumstances. He first manifested his mathematical abilities while in secondary school, at Warsaw's Szkoa Mazowiecka. Nevertheless, he entered the University of Warsaw in 1918 int...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=59920 ... Read more

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High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Social simulation is a research field that applies computational methods to study issues in the social sciences. The issues explored include problems in sociology, political science, economics, anthropology, geography, archaeology and linguistics (Takahashi, Sallach & Rouchier 2007). Social simulation aims to cross the gap between the descriptive approach used in the social sciences and the formal approach used in the hard sciences, by moving the focus on the processes/mechanisms/behaviors that build the social reality. ... Read more

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Chapters: John Von Neumann, Enrico Fermi, Box-muller Transform, Josiah Willard Gibbs, Monte Carlo Method, Stanislaw Ulam, Inverse Transform Sampling, Metropolis-hastings Algorithm, Simulated Annealing, Metropolis Light Transport, Nassim Nicholas Taleb, Monte Carlo Methods in Finance, Ensemble Kalman Filter, Monte Carlo Integration, Resampling, Monte Carlo Method for Photon Transport, Particle Filter, Importance Sampling, Kinetic Monte Carlo, Renfrey Potts, Ensemble Forecasting, Markov Chain Monte Carlo, Monte Carlo Methods for Option Pricing, Nicholas Metropolis, Gillespie Algorithm, Cross-Entropy Method, Multiple-Try Metropolis, Equation of State Calculations by Fast Computing Machines, Event Generator, Auxiliary Field Monte Carlo, Coupling From the Past, Wang and Landau Algorithm, Parallel Tempering, Marsaglia Polar Method, Rejection Sampling, Quasi-Monte Carlo Method, Demon Algorithm, Antithetic Variates, Daniel Gillespie, Direct Simulation Monte Carlo, Variance Reduction, Umbrella Sampling, Athanasios Papoulis, Vegas Algorithm, Reversible Jump, Reverse Monte Carlo, Phelim Boyle, Monte Carlo Molecular Modeling, David B. Hertz, Dynamic Monte Carlo Method, Auxiliary Particle Filter, Monte Carlo Project, Control Variate, Boss, Wolff Algorithm, Swendsen-wang Algorithm. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 295. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: John von Neumann (December 28, 1903 February 8, 1957) was a Hungarian-American mathematician who made major contributions to a vast range of fields, including set theory, functional analysis, quantum mechanics, ergodic theory, continuous geometry, economics and game theory, computer science, numerical analysis, hydrodynamics (of explosions), and statistics, as well as many other mathematical fields. He is generally regarded as one of the greatest ma...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=15942 ... Read more