The Best Writing on Mathematics 2019

Mircea Pitici

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Princeton University Pres
13 January 2020

Reference works; Mathematics & Sciences; Mathematics; Hobbies, quizzes & games

Series: The Best Writing on Mathematics

The year's finest mathematical writing from around the worldThis annual 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 2019 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 essays delve into the history, philosophy, teaching, and everyday aspects of math, offering surprising insights into its nature, meaning, and practice-and taking readers behind the scenes of today's hottest mathematical debates.

In this volume, Moon Duchin explains how geometric-statistical methods can be used to combat gerrymandering, Jeremy Avigad illustrates the growing use of computation in making and verifying mathematical hypotheses, and Kokichi Sugihara describes how to construct geometrical objects with unusual visual properties. In other essays, Neil Sloane presents some recent additions to the vast database of integer sequences he has catalogued, and Alessandro Di Bucchianico and his colleagues highlight how mathematical methods have been successfully applied to big-data problems. And there's much, much more.

In addition to presenting the year's most memorable math writing, this must-have anthology includes an introduction by the editor and a bibliography of other notable writings on mathematics.

This is a must-read for anyone interested in where math has taken us-and where it is headed.

Edited by: Mircea Pitici
Imprint: Princeton University Pres
Country of Publication: United States
Volume: 8
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm,
ISBN: 9780691198354
ISBN 10: 0691198357
Series: The Best Writing on Mathematics
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 13 January 2020
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Mircea Pitici teaches mathematics at Syracuse University and has edited The Best Writing on Mathematics since 2010. He lives in Ithaca, New York.

Reviews for The Best Writing on Mathematics 2019

Editor Mircea Pitici has done an outstanding job in presenting the 10th edition of The Best Writing on Mathematics . . . series. . . . [This is a] rich resource for both the college professor and the high school (or middle school) teacher who is on the lookout for practical applications of mathematics or science. ---Tom French, MAA Reviews