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9780691156552: The Best Writing on Mathematics 2012: 3
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ISBN 10: 0691156557 ISBN 13: 9780691156552
Editorial: Princeton University Press, 2012

Sinopsis

This annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2012 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 Robert Lang explains mathematical aspects of origami foldings; Terence Tao discusses the frequency and distribution of the prime numbers; Timothy Gowers and Mario Livio ponder whether mathematics is invented or discovered; Brian Hayes describes what is special about a ball in five dimensions; Mark Colyvan glosses on the mathematics of dating; and much, much more. In addition to presenting the year's most memorable writings on mathematics, this must-have anthology includes a foreword by esteemed mathematician David Mumford and an introduction by the editor Mircea Pitici. This book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in where math has taken us-and where it is headed.

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Acerca del autor

Mircea Pitici holds a PhD mathematics education from Cornell University, where he teaches math and writing. He has edited The Best Writing on Mathematics since 2010.

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Editorial
Princeton University Press
Año de publicación
2012
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0691156557
ISBN 13 
9780691156552
Encuadernación
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Número de páginas
322
Editor
Pitici Mircea
Contacto del fabricante
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Persona responsable
gpsr@libri.de
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