数学的语言
The Language of Mathematics
Keith J. Devlin · 初版 1998 年
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在《The Language of Mathematics》中，Keith Devlin 揭示了数学在我们探寻自身是谁以及所处世界的永恒追寻中所扮演的关键角色。数学不仅是对数字的研究，更赋予了我们一双眼睛，去识别和描摹生命中隐秘的模式——这些模式既存在于外部的物理、生物与社会世界，也存在于内心的观念与思想领域。Devlin 带领读者踏上了一段穿梭于环绕我们身侧的无形宇宙的美妙旅程——一个由数学化为有形的宇宙——向我们展示了巨型客机如何翱翔空中，并解释了……
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…历史，以及可用资源和气候是如何让一些早期的定居点发展成为强大的帝国，而另一些却只能勉强度日。这甚至还提升了我的《文明3》水平。;) 基斯·德夫林（Keith Devlin）的《The Language of Mathematics》：通过讲述数系发展史、数学家以及诸多数学主题的历史叙事，重新点燃了我对数学的兴趣。西蒙·…的《The Code Book》
…history, and how available resources and climate allowed some early settlements to grow into mighty empires, while others struggled to subsist. It also improved my Civilization 3 game playing. ;) The Language of Mathematics by Keith Devlin: Sparked a renewed interest in mathematics through historical narratives of the development of our number systems, mathematicians and numerous mathematical topics. The Code Book by Simon…
这里有一些很棒的入门书：牛津通识读本《数学》（Tim Gowers）：http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Short-Introduction-Timothy... 基斯·德夫林的《数学的语言：化无形为可见》：http://www.amazon.com/Language-Mathematics-Making-Invisible-... 理查德·柯朗的《什么是数学？：对思想和方法的基本探讨》：http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Elementary-Approach-Ideas-...…
Here are some nice introductory ones: Mathematics: A Very Short Introduction (Tim Gowers): http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Short-Introduction-Timothy... The Language of Mathematics: Making the Invisible Visible (Keith Devlin): http://www.amazon.com/Language-Mathematics-Making-Invisible-... What is Mathematics?: An Elementary Approach to Ideas and Methods (Richard Courant): http://www.amazon.com/Mathematics-Elementary-Approach-Ideas-...…
刚当上工程师不久，我记得基思·德夫林的一本书《The Language of Mathematics: Making the Invisible Visible》在数学思维方面给了我很大帮助。我印象深刻的是（凭记忆写的，所以可能与原文有些出入）：在引言章节中，他把数学描述为模式的科学。例如……
Shortly after graduating as an engineer, I remember receiving much help regarding mathematical thinking from a book by Keith Devlin titled "The Language of Mathematics: Making the Invisible Visible". What stuck with me (written from memory, so might differ somewhat from the text): In the introductory chapter, he describes mathematics as the science of patterns. E.g.…