The Best Writing on Mathematics 2020

Mircea Pitici

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Princeton University Pres
24 November 2020

Reference works; Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics

Series: The Best Writing on Mathematics

The year's finest mathematical writing 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 2020 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 aspects of math, and take readers behind the scenes of today's hottest mathematical debates.

Here, Steven Strogatz reveals how calculus drives advances in virology, Paul Thagard argues that the power of mathematics stems from its combination of realistic and fictional qualities, and Erica Klarreich describes how Hao Huang used the combinatorics of cube nodes to solve a longstanding problem in computer science. In other essays, John Baez tells how he discovered the irresistible attractions of algebraic geometry, Mark Colyvan compares the radically different explanatory practices of mathematics and science, and Boris Odehnal reviews some surprising properties of multidimensional geometries. And there's 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.

This book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in where math has taken us-and where it is headed.

Edited by: Mircea Pitici
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780691207568
ISBN 10: 0691207569
Series: The Best Writing on Mathematics
Pages: 264
Publication Date: 24 November 2020
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mircea Pitici teaches mathematics at Syracuse University and has edited The Best Writing on Mathematics since 2010. Twitter @MPitici

Reviews for The Best Writing on Mathematics 2020

This is a great book for those wishing to dip their toes into the wider currents of thought in the wide and varied range of ideas and concepts being explored in and through mathematics. ---Simon Cocking, Irish Tech News