Mathematics and Design: Yes, But Will It Fly?

Author

Martin Davis
Matt Insall, Missouri University of Science and TechnologyFollow

Abstract

Martin Davis and Matt Insall discuss a quote by Richard W. Hamming about the physical effect of Lebesgue and Riemann integrals and whether it made a difference whether one or the other was used, for example, in the design of an airplane. The gist of Hamming's quote was that the fine points of mathematical analysis are not relevant to engineering considerations.

Recommended Citation

M. Davis and M. Insall, "Mathematics and Design: Yes, But Will It Fly?," Nexus Network Journal, Birkhäuser Verlag, Jan 2002.

The definitive version is available at https://doi.org/10.1007/s00004-002-0029-x

Department(s)

Mathematics and Statistics

Keywords and Phrases

Historia Mathematica; Lebesgue Riemann Integrals; Martin Davis; Matt Insall; engineering design

International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)

1590-5896

Document Type

Article - Journal

Document Version

Citation

File Type

text

Language(s)

English

Rights

© 2002 Birkhäuser Verlag, All rights reserved.

Publication Date

01 Jan 2002