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Discrete Thoughts

ESSAYS ON MATHEMATICS, Science, and Philosophy

Birkhäuser

Authors:

  1. Mark Kac
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  2. Gian-Carlo Rota
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  3. Jacob T. Schwartz
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Table of contents (26 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xii
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  2. Discrete Thoughts

    1. Discrete Thoughts

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 1-3

  3. I

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 5-5
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    2. Mathematics: Tensions

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 7-18

    3. The Pernicious Influence of Mathematics on Science

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 19-25

    4. Statistics

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 27-36

    5. Statistics and Its History

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 37-48

    6. Combinatorics

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 49-62

    7. Computer Science

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 63-76

    8. Mathematics: Trends

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 77-103

    9. The Future of Computer Science

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 105-116

    10. Economics, Mathematical and Empirical

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 117-149

  4. II

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 151-151
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    2. Complicating Mathematics

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 153-155

    3. Mathematics and Its History

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 157-161

    4. Academic Responsibility

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 163-166

    5. Husserl and the Reform of Logic

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 167-173

    6. Husserl

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 175-181

    7. Artificial Intelligence

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 183-190

    8. Computing and Its History

      • Mark Kac, Gian-Carlo Rota, Jacob T. Schwartz
      Pages 191-193
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