LEADER 05186nam 2200697Ia 450 001 9910808148503321 005 20220310021845.0 010 $a1-283-29065-0 010 $a9786613290656 010 $a1-4008-3954-8 024 7 $a10.1515/9781400839544 035 $a(CKB)2670000000122833 035 $a(EBL)781785 035 $a(OCoLC)759807087 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000561860 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11366752 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000561860 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10585584 035 $a(PQKB)10697779 035 $a(WaSeSS)Ind00023025 035 $a(DE-B1597)447348 035 $a(OCoLC)979629531 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781400839544 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL781785 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10502072 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL329065 035 $z(PPN)199244863 035 $a(PPN)187957789 035 $a(FR-PaCSA)88838062 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC781785 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000122833 100 $a20100716d2012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurnn#---|u||u 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 04$aThe best writing on mathematics$h2011 /$fMircea Pitici, editor 205 $aCourse Book 210 $aPrinceton $cPrinceton University Press$dc2012 215 $a1 online resource (xxx, 383 pages) 225 0 $aThe Best Writing on Mathematics ;$v2 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-691-15315-9 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $tFront matter --$tContents --$tForeword: Recreational Mathematics /$rDyson, Freeman --$tIntroduction /$rPitici, Mircea --$tWhat is Mathematics For? /$rDudley, Underwood --$tA Tisket, a Tasket, an Apollonian Gasket /$rMackenzie, Dana --$tThe Quest for God's Number /$rGrol, van Rik --$tMeta-morphism: From Graduate Student to Networked Mathematician /$rSchultz, Andrew --$tOne, Two, Many: Individuality and Collectivity in Mathematics /$rNathanson, Melvyn B. --$tReflections on the Decline of Mathematical Tables /$rCampbell-Kelly, Martin --$tUnder-Represented Then Over-Represented: /$rHersh, Reuben --$tDid Over-Reliance on Mathematical Models for Risk Assessment Create the Financial Crisis? /$rHand, David J. --$tFill in the Blanks: /$rEllenberg, Jordan --$tThe Great Principles of Computing /$rDenning, Peter J. --$tComputer Generation of Ribbed Sculptures /$rHamlin, James / Séquin, Carlo H. --$tLorenz System Offers Manifold Possibilities for Art /$rCipra, Barry A. --$tCelebrating Mathematics in Stone and Bronze /$rFerguson, Helaman / Ferguson, Claire --$tMathematics Education /$rMason, John --$tThinking and Comprehending in the Mathematics Classroom /$rFisher, Douglas / Frey, Nancy / Anderson, Heather --$tTeaching Research: Encouraging Discoveries /$rSu, Francis Edward --$tReflections of an Accidental Theorist /$rSchoenfeld, Alan H. --$tThe Conjoint Origin of Proof and Theoretical Physics /$rJahnke, Hans Niels --$tWhat Makes Mathematics Mathematics? /$rHacking, Ian --$tWhat Anti-realism in Philosophy of Mathematics Must Offer /$rYe, Feng --$tSeeing Numbers /$rHavel, Ivan M. --$tAutism and Mathematical Talent /$rJames, Ioan --$tHow Much Math is Too Much Math? /$rBudd, Chris J. / Eastaway, Rob --$tHidden Dimensions /$rFreiberger, Marianne --$tPlaying with Matches /$rKlarreich, Erica --$tNotable Texts --$tContributors --$tAcknowledgments --$tCredits 330 $aThis anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world. Featuring promising new voices alongside some of the foremost names in the field, The Best Writing on Mathematics 2011 makes available to a wide audience many articles not easily found anywhere else--and you don't need to be a mathematician to enjoy them. These writings offer surprising insights into the nature, meaning, and practice of mathematics today. They delve into the history, philosophy, teaching, and everyday occurrences of math, and take readers behind the scenes of today's hottest mathematical debates. Here Ian Hacking discusses the salient features that distinguish mathematics from other disciplines of the mind; Doris Schattschneider identifies some of the mathematical inspirations of M. C. Escher's art; Jordan Ellenberg describes compressed sensing, a mathematical field that is reshaping the way people use large sets of data; Erica Klarreich reports on the use of algorithms in the job market for doctors; and much, much more. In addition to presenting the year's most memorable writings on mathematics, this must-have anthology includes a foreword by esteemed physicist and mathematician Freeman Dyson. This book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in where math has taken us--and where it is headed. 410 0$aBest Writing on Mathematics 606 $aMathematics 606 $aScience 615 0$aMathematics. 615 0$aScience. 676 $a510 701 $aPitici$b Mircea$f1965-$01094984 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808148503321 996 $aThe best writing on mathematics$94005937 997 $aUNINA