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I Want to Be a Mathematician: An Automathography in Three Parts (Maa Spectrum Series)

paperback – April 1, 1988
by Halmos, P. R.
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ISBN-13: 9780883854457 ISBN-10: 0883854457
Publisher
Wiley
Binding
paperback
Published
April 1, 1988
Weight
1.3 lbs
Dimensions
23.50×2.50×15.20 cm

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I Want to Be a Mathematician: An Automathography in Three Parts (Maa Spectrum Series) by Halmos, P. R.. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780883854457.

"I Want To Be A Mathematician" is an account of the authors life as a mathematician. It tells us what it is like to be a mathematician and to do mathematics. It will be read with interest and enjoyment by those in mathematics and by those who might want to know what mathematicians and mathematical careers are like. Paul Halmos is well-known for his research in ergodic theory, and measure theory. He is one of the most widely read mathematical expositors in the world.