Garcia (Pomona College) and Miller (Williams College) have assembled 100 problems recognizing major events in mathematics over the last 100 years with the first problem giving a nod to the birth of Paul Erdos in 1913 and the last problem acknowle...Loe edasi...
Woodin has been a leading figure in set theory since the early 1980s, and colleagues, former students, and other mathematicians wish him happy birthday with 12 papers on matters of interest to him. Their topics include the enumeration of degrees:...Loe edasi...
Gallery of the Infinite is a mathematicians unique view of the infinitely many sizes of infinity. Written in a playful yet informative style, it introduces important concepts from set theory (including the Cantor Diagonalization Method and the Canto...Loe edasi...
The 13 essays in this collection started out as classroom presentations, formal lectures, sections of earlier book, book reviews, or just pleasure writing with no reader in mind, says Davis. Some older and some newer. Essay titles are: out of what st...Loe edasi...
(Ilmumisaeg: 30-Jul-2015, Hardback, Kirjastus: American Mathematical Society, ISBN-13: 9781470419561)
Prominent mathematicians describe their experience with various genres of art. Among their topics are the art of mathematics, a mathematicians view of opera and music, the fragility of beauty in mathematics and art, love and tattoos, a life of music...Loe edasi...
After a manifesto, a self-introduction, and a chronology, Hersh presents 30 articles, some reporting and analyzing mathematical life in general and others describing his personal life and attitudes. A few book reviews are also included. Writing from...Loe edasi...
