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The Best Writing on Mathematics 2013 Paperback – January 19, 2014

by Mircea Pitici (Author), Roger Penrose (Foreword)

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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 2013 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 Philip Davis offers a panoramic view of mathematics in contemporary society; Terence Tao discusses aspects of universal mathematical laws in complex systems; Ian Stewart explains how in mathematics everything arises out of nothing; Erin Maloney and Sian Beilock consider the mathematical anxiety experienced by many students and suggest effective remedies; Elie Ayache argues that exchange prices reached in open market transactions transcend the common notion of probability; and much, much more.

In addition to presenting the year's most memorable writings on mathematics, this must-have anthology includes a foreword by esteemed mathematical physicist Roger Penrose 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.

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Series: The Best Writing on Mathematics
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Princeton University Press (January 19, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0691160414
ISBN-13: 978-0691160412
Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 5.5 x 8.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 12 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful

Great book!

By Corners on February 24, 2014

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It is an interesting and inspiring book. Easy to follow, the editor's review is helpful. I love it and would like to share it with anybody who is fond of mathematics.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

A demonstration of the breadth of mathematics

By Charles Ashbacher HALL OF FAMETOP 500 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on December 18, 2014

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The phrase "best writing" in the title refers to the best expository writing, nearly all of the content of all of the articles can be understood by the mathematically sophisticated high school student. Many different areas are covered, from mathematical history to probability, the philosophy of mathematics and how to best teach it, dealing with math anxiety to mathematics in the modern culture of 24/7 multimedia.
It is reasonable to say that any person that starts at page one and reads through to the end will find some essays fascinating and others somewhat boring. However, different people will find their sets of fascinating and boring to be different; such is the nature of the human, mathematical animal. My favorite essay was "High Fashion Meets Mathematics" by Kelly Delp. It opens with the geometry of surfaces and describes how some unusual surfaces can fashionably be draped on a female body.
The real strength of this book is how it demonstrates the breadth of mathematics and how it permeates our very existence, both in allowing us to understand nature and make things that conform to nature's laws as well as how the human brain processes information.

Published in Journal of Recreational Mathematics, reprinted with permission

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful

Good for the literate math person

By Susan K. Gushue on August 13, 2014

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Interesting and it doesn't assume a lot of prior knowledge.. Good for the literate math person. Or the math literate person.

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Five Stars

It was good to read current literature about mathematics. I will use ideas found here.

Published 16 months ago by Dean

Nothing good about it

It fact, I wonder what is meant by "Best" in the title. Surely the writing is mediocre, to say the most, so perhaps what is meant is that the content is the best of 2013. Read more

Published 18 months ago by Alexander Shuger

The last results more important of the modern mathematics.

This book contains several arguments of mathematics, very different between them. This approach is interesting because the auctor reveals many particularities of this modern... Read more

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