Pitici The Best Writing on Mathematics 2013

Course Book
ISBN: 978-1-4008-4799-0
Verlag: De Gruyter
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: 6 - ePub Watermark

E-Book, Englisch, Band 4, 272 Seiten

Reihe: The Best Writing on Mathematics

No detailed description available for "The Best Writing on Mathematics 2013".

Autoren/Hrsg.

Pitici, Mircea

Weitere Mitwirkende

Penrose, Roger

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Foreword Roger Penrose ix

Introduction Mircea Pitici xv

The Prospects for Mathematics in a Multimedia Civilization Philip J. Davis 1

Fearful Symmetry Ian Stewart 23

E pluribus unum: From Complexity, Universality Terence Tao 32

Degrees of Separation Gregory Goth 47

Randomness Charles Seife 52

Randomness in Music Donald E. Knuth 56

Playing the Odds Soren Johnson 62

Machines of the Infinite John Pavlus 67

Bridges, String Art, and Bézier Curves Renan Gross 77

Slicing a Cone for Art and Science Daniel S. Silver 90

High Fashion Meets Higher Mathematics Kelly Delp 109

The Jordan Curve Theorem Is Nontrivial Fiona Ross and William T. Ross 120

Why Mathematics? What Mathematics? Anna Sfard 130

Math Anxiety: Who Has It, Why It Develops, and How to Guard against It Erin A. Maloney and Sian L. Beilock 143

How Old Are the Platonic Solids? David R. Lloyd 149

Early Modern Mathematical Instruments Jim Bennett 163

A Revolution in Mathematics? What Really Happened a Century Ago and Why It Matters Today Frank Quinn 175

Errors of Probability in Historical Context Prakash Gorroochurn 191

The End of Probability Elie Ayache 213

An abc Proof Too Tough Even for Mathematicians Kevin Hartnett 225

Contributors 231

Notable Texts 237

Acknowledgments 241

Credits 243

Über Autor(innen)

Mircea Pitici holds a PhD mathematics education from Cornell University, where he teaches math and writing. He has edited The Best Writing on Mathematics since 2010. Roger Penrose is a Nobel Prize–winning physicist and the bestselling author, with Stephen Hawking, of The Nature of Space and Time (Princeton). He is the Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics Emeritus at the University of Oxford.