User:Thijshijsijsjss/Gossamery/99 Variations on a Proof
- Obtained: 2024-03-07
- I own this book in physical form; approach me if you're interested to take a look; still looking for a pdf
99 Variations on a Proof (Ording, 2019) is a book presenting the multiplicity and situatedness of mathematical practises through a series of non (non-)proofs for the same problem. These proofs range from traditional (e.g. 6 Axiomatic, 13 Reductio ad Absurdum, 40 Induction) to visual (e.g. 3 Illustrated, 39 Origami) to fictionalized (e.g. 43 Screenplay, 65 Tea). Every proof is accompanied by an explanation that elaborates not only on the proof, but also on the context of it. They provide a glimpse of mathematics not just as the results on paper, but as the human practise of it.
I had been vaguely aware of this book before stumbling upon it in Leeszaal.
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