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A century of advancing mathematics / / Stephen F. Kennedy, editor; associate editors, Donald J. Albers [and five others] |
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[Washington, District of Columbia] : , : Mathematical Association of America, , 2015 |
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Mathematics - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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A Century of Advancing Mathematics; copyright page; Contents; Preface; Part I Mathematical Developments; The Hyperbolic Revolution: From Topology to Geometry, and Back; A Century of Complex Dynamics; Map-Coloring Problems; Six Milestones in Geometry; Defying God: the Stanley-Wilf Conjecture, Stanley-Wilf Limits, and a Two-Generation Explosion of Combinatorics; What Is the Best Approach to Counting Primes?; A Century of Elliptic Curves; Part II Historical Developments; The Mathematical Association of America: Its First 100 Years |
The Stratification of the American Mathematical Community: The Mathematical Association of America and the American Mathematical Society, 1915--1925Time and Place: Sustaining the American Mathematical Community; Abstract (Modern) Algebra in America 1870--1950: A Brief Account; Part III Pedagogical Developments; The History of the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics in the United States; Inquiry-Based Learning Through the Life of the MAA; A Passport to Pleasure; Strength in Numbers: Broadening the View of the Mathematics Major; A History of Undergraduate Research in Mathematics |
The Calculus Reform Movement: A Personal AccountIntroducing ex; Part IV Computational Developments; Computational Experiences in the Pre-Electronic Days; A Century of Visualization: One Geometer's View; |
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The Future of Mathematics: 1965 to 2065; Part V Culture and Communities; Philosophy of Mathematics: What Has Happened Since Gdel's Results?; Twelve Classics People who Love Mathematics Should Know; or, ``What do you mean, you haven't read E. T. Bell? |
The Dramatic Life of Mathematics: A Centennial History of the Intersection of Mathematics and Theater in a Prologue, Three Acts, and an Epilogue2007: The Year of Euler; The Putnam Competition: Origin, Lore, Structure; Getting Involved with the MAA: A Path Less Traveled; Henry L. Alder; Lida K. Barrett; Ralph P. Boas; Leonard Gillman --- Reminiscences; Paul Halmos: No Apologies; Ivan Niven; George Pólya and the MAA |
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