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The best writing on mathematics 2012 [[electronic resource] /] / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by David Mumford
| The best writing on mathematics 2012 [[electronic resource] /] / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by David Mumford |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PiticiMircea
MumfordDavid |
| Collana | The Best Writing on Mathematics |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-283-65678-7
1-4008-4467-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword: The Synergy of Pure and Applied Mathematics, of the Abstract and the Concrete / Mumford, David -- Introduction / Pitici, Mircea -- Why Math Works / Livio, Mario -- Is Mathematics Discovered or Invented? / Gowers, Timothy -- The Unplanned Impact of Mathematics / Rowlett, Peter -- An Adventure in the Nth Dimension / Hayes, Brian -- Structure and Randomness in the Prime Numbers / Tao, Terence -- The Strangest Numbers in String Theory / Baez, John C. / Huerta, John -- Mathematics Meets Photography: The Viewable Sphere / Swart, David / Torrence, Bruce -- Dancing Mathematics and the Mathematics of Dance / Belcastro, Sarah-Marie / Schaffer, Karl -- Can One Hear the Sound of a Theorem? / Schneiderman, Rob -- Flat-Unfoldability and Woven Origami Tessellations / Lang, Robert J. -- A Continuous Path from High School Calculus to University Analysis / Gowers, Timothy -- Mathematics Teachers' Subtle, Complex Disciplinary Knowledge / Davis, Brent -- How to Be a Good Teacher Is an Undecidable Problem / Flapan, Eririca -- How Your Philosophy of Mathematics Impacts Your Teaching / Gold, Bonnie -- Variables in Mathematics Education / Epp, Susanna S. -- Bottom Line on Mathematics Education / Mumford, David / Garfunkel, Sol -- History of Mathematics and History of Science Reunited? / Gray, Jeremy -- Augustus De Morgan behind the Scenes / Simmons, Charlotte -- Routing Problems: A Historical Perspective / Bruno, Giuseppe / Genovese, Andrea / Improta, Gennaro -- The Cycloid and Jean Bernoulli / Alexanderson, Gerald L. -- Was Cantor Surprised? / Gouvêa, Fernando Q. -- Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics at All? / Hacking, Ian -- Ultimate Logic: To Infinity and Beyond / Elwes, Richard -- Mating, Dating, and Mathematics: It's All in the Game / Colyvan, Mark -- Contributors -- Notable Texts -- Acknowledgments -- Credits |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910462149003321 |
| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The best writing on mathematics 2012 [[electronic resource] /] / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by David Mumford
| The best writing on mathematics 2012 [[electronic resource] /] / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by David Mumford |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PiticiMircea
MumfordDavid <1937-> |
| Collana | The Best Writing on Mathematics |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematics |
| ISBN |
1-283-65678-7
1-4008-4467-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword: The Synergy of Pure and Applied Mathematics, of the Abstract and the Concrete / Mumford, David -- Introduction / Pitici, Mircea -- Why Math Works / Livio, Mario -- Is Mathematics Discovered or Invented? / Gowers, Timothy -- The Unplanned Impact of Mathematics / Rowlett, Peter -- An Adventure in the Nth Dimension / Hayes, Brian -- Structure and Randomness in the Prime Numbers / Tao, Terence -- The Strangest Numbers in String Theory / Baez, John C. / Huerta, John -- Mathematics Meets Photography: The Viewable Sphere / Swart, David / Torrence, Bruce -- Dancing Mathematics and the Mathematics of Dance / Belcastro, Sarah-Marie / Schaffer, Karl -- Can One Hear the Sound of a Theorem? / Schneiderman, Rob -- Flat-Unfoldability and Woven Origami Tessellations / Lang, Robert J. -- A Continuous Path from High School Calculus to University Analysis / Gowers, Timothy -- Mathematics Teachers' Subtle, Complex Disciplinary Knowledge / Davis, Brent -- How to Be a Good Teacher Is an Undecidable Problem / Flapan, Eririca -- How Your Philosophy of Mathematics Impacts Your Teaching / Gold, Bonnie -- Variables in Mathematics Education / Epp, Susanna S. -- Bottom Line on Mathematics Education / Mumford, David / Garfunkel, Sol -- History of Mathematics and History of Science Reunited? / Gray, Jeremy -- Augustus De Morgan behind the Scenes / Simmons, Charlotte -- Routing Problems: A Historical Perspective / Bruno, Giuseppe / Genovese, Andrea / Improta, Gennaro -- The Cycloid and Jean Bernoulli / Alexanderson, Gerald L. -- Was Cantor Surprised? / Gouvêa, Fernando Q. -- Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics at All? / Hacking, Ian -- Ultimate Logic: To Infinity and Beyond / Elwes, Richard -- Mating, Dating, and Mathematics: It's All in the Game / Colyvan, Mark -- Contributors -- Notable Texts -- Acknowledgments -- Credits |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786200903321 |
| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The best writing on mathematics 2012 / / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by David Mumford
| The best writing on mathematics 2012 / / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by David Mumford |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (321 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
PiticiMircea
MumfordDavid <1937-> |
| Collana | The Best Writing on Mathematics |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematics |
| ISBN |
1-283-65678-7
1-4008-4467-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword: The Synergy of Pure and Applied Mathematics, of the Abstract and the Concrete / Mumford, David -- Introduction / Pitici, Mircea -- Why Math Works / Livio, Mario -- Is Mathematics Discovered or Invented? / Gowers, Timothy -- The Unplanned Impact of Mathematics / Rowlett, Peter -- An Adventure in the Nth Dimension / Hayes, Brian -- Structure and Randomness in the Prime Numbers / Tao, Terence -- The Strangest Numbers in String Theory / Baez, John C. / Huerta, John -- Mathematics Meets Photography: The Viewable Sphere / Swart, David / Torrence, Bruce -- Dancing Mathematics and the Mathematics of Dance / Belcastro, Sarah-Marie / Schaffer, Karl -- Can One Hear the Sound of a Theorem? / Schneiderman, Rob -- Flat-Unfoldability and Woven Origami Tessellations / Lang, Robert J. -- A Continuous Path from High School Calculus to University Analysis / Gowers, Timothy -- Mathematics Teachers' Subtle, Complex Disciplinary Knowledge / Davis, Brent -- How to Be a Good Teacher Is an Undecidable Problem / Flapan, Eririca -- How Your Philosophy of Mathematics Impacts Your Teaching / Gold, Bonnie -- Variables in Mathematics Education / Epp, Susanna S. -- Bottom Line on Mathematics Education / Mumford, David / Garfunkel, Sol -- History of Mathematics and History of Science Reunited? / Gray, Jeremy -- Augustus De Morgan behind the Scenes / Simmons, Charlotte -- Routing Problems: A Historical Perspective / Bruno, Giuseppe / Genovese, Andrea / Improta, Gennaro -- The Cycloid and Jean Bernoulli / Alexanderson, Gerald L. -- Was Cantor Surprised? / Gouvêa, Fernando Q. -- Why Is There Philosophy of Mathematics at All? / Hacking, Ian -- Ultimate Logic: To Infinity and Beyond / Elwes, Richard -- Mating, Dating, and Mathematics: It's All in the Game / Colyvan, Mark -- Contributors -- Notable Texts -- Acknowledgments -- Credits |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808099703321 |
| Princeton, : Princeton University Press, 2013 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The best writing on mathematics 2013 / / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by Roger Penrose
| The best writing on mathematics 2013 / / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by Roger Penrose |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PiticiMircea |
| Collana | The Best Writing on Mathematics |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematics |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4008-4799-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Penrose, Roger -- Introduction / Pitici, Mircea -- The Prospects for Mathematics in a Multimedia Civilization / Davis, Philip J. -- Fearful Symmetry / Stewart, Ian -- E pluribus unum: From Complexity, Universality / Tao, Terence -- Degrees of Separation / Goth, Gregory -- Randomness / Seife, Charles -- Randomness in Music / Knuth, Donald E. -- Playing the Odds / Johnson, Soren -- Machines of the Infinite / Pavlus, John -- Bridges, String Art, and Bézier Curves / Gross, Renan -- Slicing a Cone for Art and Science / Silver, Daniel S. -- High Fashion Meets Higher Mathematics / Delp, Kelly -- The Jordan Curve Theorem Is Nontrivial / Ross, Fiona / Ross, William T. -- Why Mathematics? What Mathematics? / Sfard, Anna -- Math Anxiety: Who Has It, Why It Develops, and How to Guard against It / Maloney, Erin A. / Beilock, Sian L. -- How Old Are the Platonic Solids? / Lloyd, David R. -- Early Modern Mathematical Instruments / Bennett, Jim -- A Revolution in Mathematics? What Really Happened a Century Ago and Why It Matters Today / Quinn, Frank -- Errors of Probability in Historical Context / Gorroochurn, Prakash -- The End of Probability / Ayache, Elie -- An abc Proof Too Tough Even for Mathematicians / Hartnett, Kevin -- Contributors -- Notable Texts -- Acknowledgments -- Credits |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453719803321 |
| Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The best writing on mathematics 2013 / / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by Roger Penrose
| The best writing on mathematics 2013 / / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by Roger Penrose |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PiticiMircea |
| Collana | The Best Writing on Mathematics |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
2020 Nobel Prize in physics
2020 Nobel laureates in physics 2020 Nobel laureates Albert Einstein Andrea Ghez Einstein Reinhard Genzel Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Stockholm black holes general relativity general theory of relativity relativity |
| ISBN | 1-4008-4799-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Penrose, Roger -- Introduction / Pitici, Mircea -- The Prospects for Mathematics in a Multimedia Civilization / Davis, Philip J. -- Fearful Symmetry / Stewart, Ian -- E pluribus unum: From Complexity, Universality / Tao, Terence -- Degrees of Separation / Goth, Gregory -- Randomness / Seife, Charles -- Randomness in Music / Knuth, Donald E. -- Playing the Odds / Johnson, Soren -- Machines of the Infinite / Pavlus, John -- Bridges, String Art, and Bézier Curves / Gross, Renan -- Slicing a Cone for Art and Science / Silver, Daniel S. -- High Fashion Meets Higher Mathematics / Delp, Kelly -- The Jordan Curve Theorem Is Nontrivial / Ross, Fiona / Ross, William T. -- Why Mathematics? What Mathematics? / Sfard, Anna -- Math Anxiety: Who Has It, Why It Develops, and How to Guard against It / Maloney, Erin A. / Beilock, Sian L. -- How Old Are the Platonic Solids? / Lloyd, David R. -- Early Modern Mathematical Instruments / Bennett, Jim -- A Revolution in Mathematics? What Really Happened a Century Ago and Why It Matters Today / Quinn, Frank -- Errors of Probability in Historical Context / Gorroochurn, Prakash -- The End of Probability / Ayache, Elie -- An abc Proof Too Tough Even for Mathematicians / Hartnett, Kevin -- Contributors -- Notable Texts -- Acknowledgments -- Credits |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910790839603321 |
| Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||
The best writing on mathematics 2013 / / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by Roger Penrose
| The best writing on mathematics 2013 / / Mircea Pitici, editor ; foreword by Roger Penrose |
| Edizione | [Course Book] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (273 p.) |
| Disciplina | 510 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | PiticiMircea |
| Collana | The Best Writing on Mathematics |
| Soggetto topico | Mathematics |
| Soggetto non controllato |
2020 Nobel Prize in physics
2020 Nobel laureates in physics 2020 Nobel laureates Albert Einstein Andrea Ghez Einstein Reinhard Genzel Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences Stockholm black holes general relativity general theory of relativity relativity |
| ISBN | 1-4008-4799-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Foreword / Penrose, Roger -- Introduction / Pitici, Mircea -- The Prospects for Mathematics in a Multimedia Civilization / Davis, Philip J. -- Fearful Symmetry / Stewart, Ian -- E pluribus unum: From Complexity, Universality / Tao, Terence -- Degrees of Separation / Goth, Gregory -- Randomness / Seife, Charles -- Randomness in Music / Knuth, Donald E. -- Playing the Odds / Johnson, Soren -- Machines of the Infinite / Pavlus, John -- Bridges, String Art, and Bézier Curves / Gross, Renan -- Slicing a Cone for Art and Science / Silver, Daniel S. -- High Fashion Meets Higher Mathematics / Delp, Kelly -- The Jordan Curve Theorem Is Nontrivial / Ross, Fiona / Ross, William T. -- Why Mathematics? What Mathematics? / Sfard, Anna -- Math Anxiety: Who Has It, Why It Develops, and How to Guard against It / Maloney, Erin A. / Beilock, Sian L. -- How Old Are the Platonic Solids? / Lloyd, David R. -- Early Modern Mathematical Instruments / Bennett, Jim -- A Revolution in Mathematics? What Really Happened a Century Ago and Why It Matters Today / Quinn, Frank -- Errors of Probability in Historical Context / Gorroochurn, Prakash -- The End of Probability / Ayache, Elie -- An abc Proof Too Tough Even for Mathematicians / Hartnett, Kevin -- Contributors -- Notable Texts -- Acknowledgments -- Credits |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910814429703321 |
| Princeton : , : Princeton University Press, , [2014] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
| ||