The Best Writing on Mathematics 2018 (Paperback)

The year’s finest mathematical writing from around the world 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 2018 makes available to a wide audience many pieces not easily found anywhere else—and you don’t need to be a mathematician to enjoy them. These essays delve into the history, philosophy, teaching, and everyday aspects of math, offering surprising insights into its nature, meaning, and practice—and taking readers behind the scenes of today’s hottest mathematical debates. James Grime shows how to build subtly mischievous dice for playing slightly unfair games and Michael Barany traces how our appreciation of the societal importance of mathematics has developed since World War II. In other essays, Francis Su extolls the inherent values of learning, doing, and sharing mathematics, and Margaret Wertheim takes us on a mathematical exploration of the mind and the world—with glimpses at science, philosophy, music, art, and even crocheting. And there’s much, much more. In addition to presenting the year’s most memorable math writing, this must-have anthology includes an introduction by the editor and a bibliography of other notable pieces on mathematics. This is a must-read for anyone interested in where math has taken us—and where it is headed.

General

Imprint:	Princeton University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	The Best Writing on Mathematics
Release date:	December 2018
First published:	2019
Editors:	Mircea Pitici
Dimensions:	216 x 140 x 16mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	272
ISBN-13:	978-0-691-18276-6
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > General Books > Sport & Leisure > Hobbies, quizzes & games > General Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General
LSN:	0-691-18276-0
Barcode:	9780691182766

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