This work,which declares that  there is no permanent place in the world for ugly math-ematics , also says that  the best mathematics is serious as well as beautiful .This work uses the Euclid's proof of the in nitude of the primes and Pythago-       √ 2 to provide examples of good mathematics.
This work opens by stating that  it is a melancholy experience for a profes-sional mathematician to  nd himself writing about mathematics . This work,which declares that  there is no permanent place in the world for ugly math-ematics , also says that  the best mathematics is serious as well as beautiful .This work uses the Euclid's proof of the in nitude of the primes and Pythago-       √ 2 to provide examples of good mathematics. This work, which argues that pure, or    real , math is superior to applied, or  trivial  math, recounts the author's interaction with Srinivasa Ramanujan in which he declared that the number 1729 was boring. For ten points, identifythis essay by G. H. Hardy which examines the aesthetics of mathematics.
This work opens by stating that  it is a melancholy experience for a profes-sional mathematician to  nd himself writing about mathematics .
A Mathematician's Apology