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Once Upon a Prime (Paperback, 미국판)
- 『수학의 아름다움이 서사가 된다면』 영어원서
“수학의 세계는 은유의 근원이라고 할 수 있다!”
★ 영국에서 가장 오래된 그레셤 교수직을 맡고 있는 수학자가 안내하는 수학과 문학의 세계
★ 미국 수학협회 오일러 북 프라이즈 수상작!
★ 세계적 수학자 · 에든버러대학교 석좌교수 ‘김민형’ 강력 추천
★ 수학의 매력과 문학의 서사적 힘을 동시에 느끼고 싶은 이들에게
문학과 수학의 연결성에 관한 새로운 관점을 제시하는 『수학의 아름다움이 서사가 된다면』이 출간됐다. 영국에서 가장 오래된 그레셤 기하학 교수직을 맡고 있는 수학자 새러 하트(Sarah Hart)의 『수학의 아름다움이 서사가 된다면』은 문학 속에 숨겨진 수학적 개념들을 다층적으로 해석하며, 수학이 어떻게 창조적 서사의 중요한 요소로 작용하는지 탐구한다. 수학과 문학은 어떤 연관성이 있으며, 어떻게 우리의 상상력과 창조적 사고를 확장해갈까? 『수학의 아름다움이 서사가 된다면』에서 소개하는 수학과 문학의 기막힌 연결성을 살피다 보면 이 질문에 대한 답을 발견할 수 있을 것이다.
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice
“Wide-ranging and thoroughly winning.” ―Jordan Ellenberg, The New York Times Book Review
“An absolute joy to read!" ―Steven Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics
For fans of Seven Brief Lessons in Physics, an exploration of the many ways mathematics can transform our understanding of literature and vice versa, by the first woman to hold England's oldest mathematical chair.
We often think of mathematics and literature as polar opposites. But what if, instead, they were fundamentally linked? In her clear, insightful, laugh-out-loud funny debut, Once Upon a Prime, Professor Sarah Hart shows us the myriad connections between math and literature, and how understanding those connections can enhance our enjoyment of both.
Did you know, for instance, that Moby-Dick is full of sophisticated geometry? That James Joyce’s stream-of-consciousness novels are deliberately checkered with mathematical references? That George Eliot was obsessed with statistics? That Jurassic Park is undergirded by fractal patterns? That Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote mathematician characters? From sonnets to fairytales to experimental French literature, Professor Hart shows how math and literature are complementary parts of the same quest, to understand human life and our place in the universe.
As the first woman to hold England’s oldest mathematical chair, Professor Hart is the ideal tour guide, taking us on an unforgettable journey through the books we thought we knew, revealing new layers of beauty and wonder. As she promises, you’re going to need a bigger bookcase.
“Wide-ranging and thoroughly winning.” ―Jordan Ellenberg, The New York Times Book Review
“An absolute joy to read!" ―Steven Levitt, New York Times bestselling author of Freakonomics
For fans of Seven Brief Lessons in Physics, an exploration of the many ways mathematics can transform our understanding of literature and vice versa, by the first woman to hold England's oldest mathematical chair.
We often think of mathematics and literature as polar opposites. But what if, instead, they were fundamentally linked? In her clear, insightful, laugh-out-loud funny debut, Once Upon a Prime, Professor Sarah Hart shows us the myriad connections between math and literature, and how understanding those connections can enhance our enjoyment of both.
Did you know, for instance, that Moby-Dick is full of sophisticated geometry? That James Joyce’s stream-of-consciousness novels are deliberately checkered with mathematical references? That George Eliot was obsessed with statistics? That Jurassic Park is undergirded by fractal patterns? That Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie wrote mathematician characters? From sonnets to fairytales to experimental French literature, Professor Hart shows how math and literature are complementary parts of the same quest, to understand human life and our place in the universe.
As the first woman to hold England’s oldest mathematical chair, Professor Hart is the ideal tour guide, taking us on an unforgettable journey through the books we thought we knew, revealing new layers of beauty and wonder. As she promises, you’re going to need a bigger bookcase.
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