I Want to Be a Mathematician: A Conversation with Paul Halmos - Trailer

A 44-minute film featuring a rare interview with mathematician Paul Halmos conducted by Peter Renz, discussing his insights on mathematics, teaching, and writing about the subject.

I Want to Be a Mathematician: A Conversation with Paul Halmos - Trailer
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135.5K views • Mar 4, 2009
I Want to Be a Mathematician: A Conversation with Paul Halmos - Trailer

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The 44-minute film contains a rare interview with Paul Halmos by Peter Renz, revealing his thoughts on mathematics, and how to teach it and write about it. Five bonus features include comments by
mathematicians Robert Bekes, David Eisenbud, Jean Pedersen, and Donald Sarason about their
experiences with Halmos. Interviews with Halmos by Don Albers and Halmos's own writings are included as PDF documents.

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