Author Description

"Mathematically Speaking is a book of quotations. It brings together in one easily accessible form the best expressed thoughts that are especially illuminating and pertinent to the discipline of mathematics. Here you will find quotations from the most famous to the unknown." "The extensive author and subject indexes provide you with the perfect tool for locating quotations for practical use or pleasure, and you will soon enjoy discovering what others have said on topics ranging from algebra to zero."--BOOK JACKET.