Apoorva Khare is currently a research associate in mathematics and statistics at Stanford University. Anna Lachowska is a lecturer in mathematics at Yale University.
A whirlwind tour through mathematics and its applications to the real world, laced with stimulating exercises and fascinating historical insights. Destined to become a classic of mathematical exposition. -Eli Maor, author of e: the Story of a Number and Trigonometric Delights -- Eli Maor Khare and Lachowska introduce bite-size pieces of important math by surrounding them with interesting context, from the Monty Hall problem for probability to a story by Dino Buzzati for velocity. Math treated with seriousness and fun. -Michael Frame, co-author, with Benoit Mandelbrot, of Fractals, Graphics, and Mathematics Education -- Michael Frame It is an excellent book, well-suited for a thoughtful, quantitatively-rigorous 'Math for Humanists' course. -William Goldbloom Bloch, author of The Unimaginable Mathematics of Borges' Library of Babel -- William Goldbloom Bloch The authors have assembled a fascinating group of very interesting topics. -Richard Bedient, Hamilton College -- Richard Bedient