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The Resource Alfred Tarski : Early Work in Poland--Geometry and Teaching, edited by Andrew McFarland, Joanna McFarland, James T. Smith, (electronic resource)

Alfred Tarski : Early Work in Poland--Geometry and Teaching, edited by Andrew McFarland, Joanna McFarland, James T. Smith, (electronic resource)

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Alfred Tarski (1901--1983) was a renowned Polish/American mathematician, a giant of the twentieth century, who helped establish the foundations of geometry, set theory, model theory, algebraic logic, and universal algebra. Throughout his career, he taught mathematics and logic at universities and sometimes in secondary schools. Many of his writings before 1939 were in Polish and remained inaccessible to most mathematicians and historians until now. This self-contained book focuses on Tarski's early contributions to geometry and mathematics education, including the famous Banach--Tarski paradoxical decomposition of a sphere as well as high-school mathematical topics and pedagogy. These themes are significant since Tarski's later research on geometry and its foundations stemmed in part from his early employment as a high-school mathematics teacher and teacher-trainer. The book contains careful translations and much newly uncovered social background of these works written during Tarski's years in Poland. Alfred Tarski: Early Work in Poland--Geometry and Teaching serves the mathematical, educational, philosophical, and historical communities by publishing Tarski's early writings in a broadly accessible form, providing background from archival work in Poland, and updating Tarski's bibliography
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eng
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XXIII, 499 pages 126 illustrations, 10 illustrations in color.
Contents
  • 1 Tarski's first paper
  • 1.1 Introduction
  • 1.2 Item 1 below (nearing completion)
  • 2 Papers on equidecomposibility of polygons
  • 2.1 Introduction
  • 2.2 Item 2 below (nearing completion)
  • 2.3 Item 6 below (old translation, needs redoing)
  • 2.4 Item 8 below (old translation, needs redoing)
  • 2.5 Exercise 31pc in item 11g below
  • 3 Papers related to secondary teaching
  • 3.1 Introduction
  • 3.2 Item 4 below (meeting report)
  • 3.3 Item 7 below (on circles, nearing completion)
  • 3.4 Extract from Item 9 below (textbook)
  • 3.5 Remainder of item 11 below (exercises)
  • 4 Assorted contributions
  • 4.1 Introduction
  • 4.2 Item 3 below (on insurance)
  • 4.3 Item 5 below (abstract on truth)
  • 4.4 Item 10 below (Lukasiewicz abstract on definitions)
  • 4.5 Item 12 below (contributions to discussions)
  • 5 Bibliography
  • 5.1 Introduction
  • 5.2 List of Tarski works published since the Collected Works
  • 5.3 List of biographical books and articles
  • 5.4 List of summaries of Tarski's scientific work
  • 5.5 References for the present book
  • Illustrations
  • Young Tarski (frontispiece)
  • From the first paper
  • From the 1924 paper
  • Something from one of the teachers' journals
  • Index
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9781493914746
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1474-6
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Alfred Tarski : Early Work in Poland--Geometry and Teaching
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Alfred Tarski
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Early Work in Poland--Geometry and Teaching
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edited by Andrew McFarland, Joanna McFarland, James T. Smith
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eng
Summary
Alfred Tarski (1901--1983) was a renowned Polish/American mathematician, a giant of the twentieth century, who helped establish the foundations of geometry, set theory, model theory, algebraic logic, and universal algebra. Throughout his career, he taught mathematics and logic at universities and sometimes in secondary schools. Many of his writings before 1939 were in Polish and remained inaccessible to most mathematicians and historians until now. This self-contained book focuses on Tarski's early contributions to geometry and mathematics education, including the famous Banach--Tarski paradoxical decomposition of a sphere as well as high-school mathematical topics and pedagogy. These themes are significant since Tarski's later research on geometry and its foundations stemmed in part from his early employment as a high-school mathematics teacher and teacher-trainer. The book contains careful translations and much newly uncovered social background of these works written during Tarski's years in Poland. Alfred Tarski: Early Work in Poland--Geometry and Teaching serves the mathematical, educational, philosophical, and historical communities by publishing Tarski's early writings in a broadly accessible form, providing background from archival work in Poland, and updating Tarski's bibliography
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McFarland, Andrew
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  • McFarland, Joanna.
  • Smith, James T.
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  • Mathematics
  • Geometry
  • Logic, Symbolic and mathematical
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Alfred Tarski : Early Work in Poland--Geometry and Teaching, edited by Andrew McFarland, Joanna McFarland, James T. Smith, (electronic resource)
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1474-6
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Contents
1 Tarski's first paper -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Item 1 below (nearing completion) -- 2 Papers on equidecomposibility of polygons -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Item 2 below (nearing completion) -- 2.3 Item 6 below (old translation, needs redoing) -- 2.4 Item 8 below (old translation, needs redoing) -- 2.5 Exercise 31pc in item 11g below -- 3 Papers related to secondary teaching -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Item 4 below (meeting report) -- 3.3 Item 7 below (on circles, nearing completion) -- 3.4 Extract from Item 9 below (textbook) -- 3.5 Remainder of item 11 below (exercises) -- 4 Assorted contributions -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Item 3 below (on insurance) -- 4.3 Item 5 below (abstract on truth) -- 4.4 Item 10 below (Lukasiewicz abstract on definitions) -- 4.5 Item 12 below (contributions to discussions) -- 5 Bibliography -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 List of Tarski works published since the Collected Works -- 5.3 List of biographical books and articles -- 5.4 List of summaries of Tarski's scientific work -- 5.5 References for the present book -- Illustrations -- Young Tarski (frontispiece) -- From the first paper -- From the 1924 paper -- Something from one of the teachers' journals -- Index
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978-1-4939-1474-6
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XXIII, 499 pages 126 illustrations, 10 illustrations in color.
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Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
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9781493914746
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10.1007/978-1-4939-1474-6
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(OCoLC)1048132004
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Alfred Tarski : Early Work in Poland--Geometry and Teaching, edited by Andrew McFarland, Joanna McFarland, James T. Smith, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-1474-6
Publication
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mixed
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online resource
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  • cr
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rdacarrier.
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not applicable
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent.
Contents
1 Tarski's first paper -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Item 1 below (nearing completion) -- 2 Papers on equidecomposibility of polygons -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 Item 2 below (nearing completion) -- 2.3 Item 6 below (old translation, needs redoing) -- 2.4 Item 8 below (old translation, needs redoing) -- 2.5 Exercise 31pc in item 11g below -- 3 Papers related to secondary teaching -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Item 4 below (meeting report) -- 3.3 Item 7 below (on circles, nearing completion) -- 3.4 Extract from Item 9 below (textbook) -- 3.5 Remainder of item 11 below (exercises) -- 4 Assorted contributions -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Item 3 below (on insurance) -- 4.3 Item 5 below (abstract on truth) -- 4.4 Item 10 below (Lukasiewicz abstract on definitions) -- 4.5 Item 12 below (contributions to discussions) -- 5 Bibliography -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 List of Tarski works published since the Collected Works -- 5.3 List of biographical books and articles -- 5.4 List of summaries of Tarski's scientific work -- 5.5 References for the present book -- Illustrations -- Young Tarski (frontispiece) -- From the first paper -- From the 1924 paper -- Something from one of the teachers' journals -- Index
Control code
978-1-4939-1474-6
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
XXIII, 499 pages 126 illustrations, 10 illustrations in color.
File format
multiple file formats
Form of item
electronic
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781493914746
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uncompressed
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia.
Media type code
  • c
Other control number
10.1007/978-1-4939-1474-6
Other physical details
online resource.
Quality assurance targets
absent
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access
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)1048132004

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