The Best Writing on Mathematics 2019

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Best Writing on Mathematics 2019
Authors and Contributors      Edited by Mircea Pitici
SeriesThe Best Writing on Mathematics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:304
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreMathematics
ISBN/Barcode 9780691198354
ClassificationsDewey:510.5
Audience
General
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Illustrations 16 color + 81 b/w illus.

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 5 November 2019
Publication Country United States

Description

The year's finest mathematical writing from around the world 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 2019 makes available to a wide audience many articles not easily found an

Author Biography

Mircea Pitici teaches mathematics at Syracuse University and has edited The Best Writing on Mathematics since 2010. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

Reviews

"Outstanding. . . . [A] rich resource for both the college professor and the high school (or middle school) teacher who is on the lookout for practical applications of mathematics or science."---Tom French, MAA Reviews "The first chapter of the book, which speaks about the motivation and the value of math, makes a point that the kind of people who do math may take us by surprise. And the happy idea that there is a mathematician lurking in most of us."---S. Ananthanarayanan, The Statesman