Best Writing on Mathematics 2015 (eBook)

Mircea Pitici (Herausgeber)

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2016
392 Seiten
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-1-4008-7337-1 (ISBN)

Infos

The year's finest writing on mathematics from around the worldThis 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.

Autor

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

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 12.1.2016
• Reihe/Serie: The Best Writing on Mathematics
• Reihe/Serie: The Best Writing on Mathematics
• Zusatzinfo: 25 color illus. 10 halftones. 95 line illus.
• Verlagsort: Princeton
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Anthologien
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Mathematische Spiele und Unterhaltung
• Schlagworte: Addition • algorithm • Alice and Bob • All rights reserved • arithmetic • biologist • Biology • Calculation • chaos theory • Classroom • Common Core State Standards Initiative • Computation • Computational problem • Computer Program • Computer Scientist • conjecture • Curriculum • Customer • Cycloid • Diagram (category theory) • DIAMETER • differential equation • Direct proof • Elementary mathematics • engraving • Equation • Euclidean Geometry • Experimental Mathematics • Explanation • Fraud • Geometry • Gerhard Gentzen • Goodstein's Theorem • Humour • Hypercube • hypothesis • inference • Instance (computer science) • learning • Lecture • Line segment • Logarithmic spiral • Magic Square • Mathematical Association of America • Mathematical beauty • Mathematical Induction • Mathematical Sciences • mathematician • Mathematics • mathematics education • Maxima and minima • Natural number • Number Theory • parallelogram • Peano axioms • phase transition • Philosopher • philosophy of mathematics • physicist • picture plane • pigeonhole principle • Platonism • Prediction • Prime number • Probability • Problem Solving • Professor • Publishing • Pure Mathematics • Quantity • quantum mechanics • Quaternion group • randomness • Random Variable • Recreational Mathematics • rectangle • Requirement • result • Retail • Reuleaux triangle • Scientific American • Scientist • Seminar • Siteswap • Statistic • statistical significance • Statistics • Steven Strogatz • Suggestion • Summer School • Symmetry group • Synthetic biology • Teacher • Teacher Education • Textbook • Theorem • theory • Variable (mathematics) • water wheel • Writing
• ISBN-10: 1-4008-7337-1 / 1400873371
• ISBN-13: 978-1-4008-7337-1 / 9781400873371