Re: Real world and mathematics

In article
<17459055.1216990738246.JavaMail.jakarta@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
gandalf <gandalf1479@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

[quote] (*) Well, Arnold is essentially a mathematical physicist, and his
goal is often to get some practical solution at the expense of rigor. See his
book "What is mathematics". [/quote]

You may find that 'What is Mathematics' is written by Courant.

What about Robbins?

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G. A. Edgar http://www.math.ohio-state.edu/~edgar/
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