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Reading this article I became curious to learn more of (- study more thoroughly and *seriously*$^{\star}$-) the topic.

Is / are there some good references - either papers, books and/or other information content / sources - to provide a good (and, if possible, thorough) first introduction?

Would be greatly helpful; and greatly appreciated.

Sadiq

Note: The star ($\star$) symbol is a placeholder to list resources that convey a flavour for the sorts of items I'm seeking. ... Please stay tuned.

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    @WillieWong: I want to see if - and *how* - it is possible, since on some `very rare` situations it is the most effectual use of the tool. (Pun very much intended! :) )2012-10-17

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A fairly standard (at least certainly widely known) paper to point out in this direction is Eugene Wigner's essay "The unreasonabl effectiveness of mathematics in the natural sciences".

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Richard Feynman delivered a series of talks as part of the Messenger Lectures at Cornell University on The Character of Physical Law, the second part of which is on relation between mathematics and physics.

Thanks to Bill Gates and Microsoft Research, if you use a web browser with Silverlight capabilities you can watch the entire series here.

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Paul Dirac delivered a talk titled "The relation between mathematics and physics" in 1939 for the James Scott Prize Lectureship.