02675nam a22004095i 4500001001800000003000900018005001700027007001500044008004100059020001800100024003500118050001200153072001600165072002300181082001400204100003100218245008100249264003800330300006300368336002600431337002600457338003600483347002400519505037700543520102200920650001701942650002401959650003001983650001702013650003802030650003902068650002002107710003402127773002002161776003602181856004802217978-0-85729-929-1DE-He21320140220083715.0cr nn 008mamaa110815s2011    xxk|    s    |||| 0|eng d  a97808572992917 a10.1007/978-0-85729-929-12doi 4aQA21-27 7aPBX2bicssc 7aMAT0150002bisacsh04a510.92231 aAudin, Michèle.eauthor.10aRemembering Sofya Kovalevskayah[electronic resource] /cby Michèle Audin. 1aLondon :bSpringer London,c2011.  aIX, 284p. 97 illus., 47 illus. in color.bonline resource.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  acomputerbc2rdamedia  aonline resourcebcr2rdacarrier  atext filebPDF2rda0 aSofya’s chronology -- Sofya’s names -- Stories -- The thesis of Sofya, the Cauchy–Kovalevskaya theorem -- The Solid -- A letter to Mittag-Leffler -- Stockholm -- A letter to Vollmar -- The Bordin prize and Sofya’s reputation -- The women of Men of mathematics -- I remember Sofya, by George, Gösta, Julia and all the rest -- I too remember Sofya -- Bibliography.  aSofia Kovalevskaya was a brilliant and determined young Russian woman of the 19th century who wanted to become a mathematician and who succeeded, in often difficult circumstances, in becoming arguably the first woman to have a professional university career in the way we understand it today. This memoir, written by a mathematician who specialises in symplectic geometry and integrable systems, is a personal exploration of the life, the writings and the mathematical achievements of a remarkable woman. It emphasises the originality of Kovalevskaya’s work and assesses her legacy and reputation as a mathematician and scientist. Her ideas are explained in a way that is accessible to a general audience, with diagrams, marginal notes and commentary to help explain the mathematical concepts and provide context. This fascinating book, which also examines Kovalevskaya’s love of literature, will be of interest to historians looking for a treatment of the mathematics, and those doing feminist or gender studies. 0aMathematics. 0aMechanics, applied. 0aDevelopmental psychology.14aMathematics.24aHistory of Mathematical Sciences.24aTheoretical and Applied Mechanics.24aGender Studies.2 aSpringerLink (Online service)0 tSpringer eBooks08iPrinted edition:z978085729928440uhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-0-85729-929-1