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Author:   Mircea Pitici ,  Freeman Dyson
Publisher:   Princeton University Press
Imprint:   Princeton University Press
Volume:   2
Dimensions:   Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.397kg
ISBN:  

9780691153155

ISBN 10:   0691153159
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   27 November 2011
Audience:   General/trade ,  Professional and scholarly ,  General/trade ,  General ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Language:   English

Table of Contents

*FrontMatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. vii*Foreword: Recreational Mathematics, pg. xi*Introduction, pg. xvii*What is Mathematics For?, pg. 1*A Tisket, a Tasket, an Apollonian Gasket, pg. 13*The Quest for God's Number, pg. 27*Meta-morphism: From Graduate Student to Networked Mathematician, pg. 35*One, Two, Many: Individuality and Collectivity in Mathematics, pg. 43*Reflections on the Decline of Mathematical Tables, pg. 51*Under-Represented Then Over-Represented:, pg. 55*Did Over-Reliance on Mathematical Models for Risk Assessment Create the Financial Crisis?, pg. 67*Fill in the Blanks:, pg. 75*The Great Principles of Computing, pg. 82*Computer Generation of Ribbed Sculptures, pg. 93*Lorenz System Offers Manifold Possibilities for Art, pg. 115*Celebrating Mathematics in Stone and Bronze, pg. 150*Mathematics Education, pg. 169*Thinking and Comprehending in the Mathematics Classroom, pg. 188*Teaching Research: Encouraging Discoveries, pg. 203*Reflections of an Accidental Theorist, pg. 219*The Conjoint Origin of Proof and Theoretical Physics, pg. 236*What Makes Mathematics Mathematics?, pg. 257*What Anti-realism in Philosophy of Mathematics Must Offer, pg. 286*Seeing Numbers, pg. 312*Autism and Mathematical Talent, pg. 330*How Much Math is Too Much Math?, pg. 336*Hidden Dimensions, pg. 347*Playing with Matches, pg. 356*Notable Texts, pg. 367*Contributors, pg. 371*Acknowledgments, pg. 379*Credits, pg. 381

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Praise for The Best Writing on Mathematics 2010 A delight to read. This is a fine volume with lots of terrific articles that are as enticing as they are varied. The sum total is simply great. -- ry Mazur, Harvard University

Praise for The Best Writing on Mathematics 2010: A delight to read. This is a fine volume with lots of terrific articles that are as enticing as they are varied. The sum total is simply great. -- ry Mazur, Harvard University Praise for The Best Writing on Mathematics 2010: This is a natural choice for ... math lovers. -- Margaret Dominy, Library Journal Praise for The Best Writing on Mathematics 2010: A nice set of stimulating articles that appeal to a wide audience. -- Lederman, Wild About Math! Blog

Praise for The Best Writing on Mathematics 2010: A delight to read. This is a fine volume with lots of terrific articles that are as enticing as they are varied. The sum total is simply great. -- ry Mazur, Harvard University

Mathematics instructor Pitici turns out a second volume of unexpectedly fascinating mathematical research, musings, and studies that explore subjects from art to medicine... From a discussion of the utility of mathematics in stone and bronze sculptures to a study of computing and its interaction with the sciences, readers from many disciplines will find much to pique their interest. -- Publishers Weekly [E]ntertaining and informative. -- Ian D. Gordon, Library Journal

Praise for The Best Writing on Mathematics 2010: A delight to read. This is a fine volume with lots of terrific articles that are as enticing as they are varied. The sum total is simply great. -- Barry Mazur, Harvard University

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Mircea Pitici is a PhD candidate in mathematics education at Cornell University. He teaches mathematics courses and writing seminars at Cornell and Ithaca College.

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