The meaning of proofs : mathematics as storytelling / Gabriele Lolli ; translated by Bonnie McClellan-Broussard ; foreword by Matilde Marcolli.

Author: Lolli, Gabriele, 1942- author.

ImprintCambridge, Massachusetts : The MIT Press, [2022]

Descriptionxviii, 157 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

Note:Translation of: Matematica come narrazione : raccontare la matematica.

Note:Great stories -- The meaning of proofs -- Three pieces of evidence -- Tradition -- Mathematical language -- The origins of argumentation -- Poetry and logic in Euclid.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 149-154) and index.

Note:"This book introduces readers to the narrative structure of mathematical proofs and why mathematicians communicate that way, drawing examples from classic literature and employing metaphors and imagery."-- Provided by publisher.

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