Overview
- Looks back on Wang’s collaboration with his teacher Hua Loo-Keng and younger scholars
- Reflects the situation and environment of the mathematical development in contemporary China
- Reveals in detail Wang’s path of studying Goldbach conjecture
Part of the book series: Springer Biographies (SPRINGERBIOGS)
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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About this book
In this book, Yuan Wang’s path of studying Goldbach conjecture is revealed in detail from motivation to method. Then his work on algebraic number theory is traced back in a separate chapter. The book ends with two chapters which introduce Wang’s interest in history of mathematics and his hobbies outside of mathematical research. Wang shows how a mathematician can in the same time be a historical and popular science writer and, in particular, a well-received calligrapher.
The book is intended for undergraduate and graduate students studying number theory. Researchers who are willing to learn from the experience of an established mathematician, as well as math amateurs and general audience who are interested in Yuan Wang's life story might also find this book appealing.
Authors and Affiliations
About the author
Prof. Wenlin Li graduated from the Mathematics Department, China University of Science and Technology in 1965. He has been a researcher of the Institute of Mathematics, CAS since 1965, and became professor in 1989. His research field is history of mathematics, and published over seventy papers in leading periodicals and five books in Chinese. He was elected as a member in large of IMU for the International Commission of History of Mathematics (2002-2005).
Dr. Jing Yang received her Ph.D. degree in Mathematics from the Academy of Mathematics and System Science, CAS, Beijing, in 2006. Since July 2010, Dr. Yang has been in the Department of Basic Courses, Beijing Union University as an Associate Professor. Dr. Yang focuses on the research of history of modern mathematics. Dr. Yang has translated 3 books from English to Chinese.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: My Mathematical Life
Book Subtitle: Yuan Wang in Conversation
Authors: Yuan Wang
Series Title: Springer Biographies
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-3551-0
Publisher: Springer Singapore
eBook Packages: Mathematics and Statistics, Mathematics and Statistics (R0)
Copyright Information: Science Press 2024
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-19-3550-3Published: 22 March 2024
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-19-3553-4Due: 22 April 2024
eBook ISBN: 978-981-19-3551-0Published: 21 March 2024
Series ISSN: 2365-0613
Series E-ISSN: 2365-0621
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XII, 110
Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 6 illustrations in colour
Additional Information: Jointly published with Science Press, Beijing, China
Topics: Mathematics, general, History of Mathematical Sciences, Number Theory, Numerical Analysis, Statistics, general