Instructing the mathematical imagination : Charlotte Angas Scott and Bryn Mawr College, 1880s to 1920s / Jemma Lorenat.
| Author/creator | Lorenat, Jemma, 1987- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Providence, Rhode Island : American Mathematical Society, [2025] |
| Description | xviii, 259 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | History of mathematics ; vol. 48 History of mathematics ; v. 48. ^A222262 |
| Contents | A Girton girl and the lady wrangler -- Generals without armies : mathematics at Cambridge beyond the Tripos -- To organize a department of mathematics -- Bryn Mawr in the mathematical landscape toward the end of the nineteenth century -- Motivation : to trace an unsuspected connection -- Theme : distinguishing between appearance and reality -- Technique : curve tracing -- Better off in Noah's Ark : Bryn Mawr and professional mathematical societies -- Pure imaginaries in the Mathematical Journal Club Notebook -- Branches, knots, and topological research -- The other half of the Bryn Mawr mathematics department -- Readers, administrators, and professoresses -- Remembering Bryn Mawr mathematics. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| Genre/form | Biographies. |
| LCCN | 2025029014 |
| ISBN | 9781470474935 paperback |
| ISBN | 147047493X paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QA29 .S484 2026 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |