Download or read book The World of Mathematics written by James Roy Newman and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2000-01-01 with total page 728 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. 2 of a monumental 4-volume set covers mathematics and the physical world, mathematics and social science, and the laws of chance, with non-technical essays by eminent mathematicians, economists, scientists, and others.