Mathematics and Humor

Mathematics and Humor

Hardback (01 Sep 1980)

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Publisher's Synopsis

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.

Book information

ISBN: 9780226650241
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Imprint: The University of Chicago Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 801.957
Language: English
Number of pages: 116
Weight: -1g
Height: 203mm
Width: 203mm
Spine width: 8mm