Five golden rules: great theories of 20th-century mathematics and why they matter/
Casti, J. L.
Five golden rules: great theories of 20th-century mathematics and why they matter/ John L. Casti. - New York: Wiley, c1996. - xiv, 235 p.: ill.; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-225) and index.
The minimax theorem (game theory) -- The Brouwer fixed-point theorem (topology) -- Morse's theorem (singularity theory) -- The Halting theorem (theory of computation) -- The simplex method (optimization theory).
0471002615 (alk. paper)
94044470 //r95
Mathematics---Popular works.
510.9 / C351f
Five golden rules: great theories of 20th-century mathematics and why they matter/ John L. Casti. - New York: Wiley, c1996. - xiv, 235 p.: ill.; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 217-225) and index.
The minimax theorem (game theory) -- The Brouwer fixed-point theorem (topology) -- Morse's theorem (singularity theory) -- The Halting theorem (theory of computation) -- The simplex method (optimization theory).
0471002615 (alk. paper)
94044470 //r95
Mathematics---Popular works.
510.9 / C351f