The Best Writing on Mathematics 2010 Paperback / softback
Edited by Mircea Pitici
Part of the The Best Writing on Mathematics series
Paperback / softback
Description
This anthology brings together the year's finest writing on mathematics from around the world.
Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in mathematics, "The Best Writing on Mathematics" makes available to a wide audience many articles not easily found anywhere else - and you don't need to be a mathematician to enjoy them.
These writings offer surprising insights into the nature, meaning, and practice of mathematics today.
They delve into the history, philosophy, teaching, and everyday occurrences of math, and take readers behind the scenes of today's hottest mathematical debates.
Here readers will discover why Freeman Dyson thinks some mathematicians are birds while others are frogs; why Keith Devlin believes there's more to mathematics than proof; what Nick Paumgarten has to say about the timing patterns of New York City's traffic lights (and why jaywalking is the most mathematically efficient way to cross Sixty-sixth Street); what Samuel Arbesman can tell us about the epidemiology of the undead in zombie flicks; and much, much more. In addition to presenting the year's most memorable writing on mathematics, this must-have anthology also includes a foreword by esteemed mathematician William Thurston and an informative introduction by Mircea Pitici.
This book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in where math has taken us - and where it's headed.
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:440 pages, 10 line illus. 24 half tones.
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication Date:02/01/2011
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- ISBN:9780691148410
Information
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Available to Order - This title is available to order, with delivery expected within 2 weeks
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:440 pages, 10 line illus. 24 half tones.
- Publisher:Princeton University Press
- Publication Date:02/01/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9780691148410
