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 2015 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 David Hand explains why
we should actually expect unlikely coincidences to happen; Arthur
Benjamin and Ethan Brown unveil techniques for improvising
custom-made magic number squares; Dana Mackenzie describes how
mathematicians are making essential contributions to the
development of synthetic biology; Steven Strogatz tells us why it's
worth writing about math for people who are alienated from it; Lisa
Rougetet traces the earliest written descriptions of Nim, a popular
game of mathematical strategy; Scott Aaronson looks at the
unexpected implications of testing numbers for randomness; and
much, much more. 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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