The Best Writing on Mathematics 2016 - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0691175292 ISBN 13: 9780691175294

Verlag: Princeton Univers. Press, 2017

Inhaltsangabe

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 2016 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. In addition to presenting the year's most memorable writings on mathematics, this must-have anthology includes a bibliography of other notable writings 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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Mircea Pitici holds a PhD in mathematics education from Cornell University and is working on a master's degree in library and information science at Syracuse University. He has edited The Best Writing on Mathematics since 2010.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Princeton Univers. Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0691175292
• ISBN 13: 9780691175294
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 408
• Herausgeber: Pitici Mircea
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