Mathematics and Humor
ISBN-10:
0226650243
ISBN-13:
9780226650241
Author(s): Paulos, John Allen
Edition: First Edition first Printing
Released: Sep 01, 1980
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Format: Hardcover, 124 pages
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Description:
Analyzes the logical structure of various types of mathematical proofs and jokes, showing how humor and mathematics are related by common creative processes and discussing Thom's "catastrophe theory" to describe how switches, reversals, and jumps in meaning are used in humor
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