Mathematics is thriving. Not only have long-standing problems, such as the Poincaré conjecture, been solved, but mathematics is an important element of many modern conveniences, such as cell phones, CDs, and secure transactions over the Internet. For good or for bad, it is also the engine that drives modern investment strategies. Fortunately for the general public, mathematics and its modern applications can be intelligible to the non-specialist, as George Szpiro shows in A Mathematical Medley.
In stories of a few pages each, Szpiro describes in layman's terms mathematical problems that have recently been solved (or thought to have been solved), research that was published in scientific journals, and mathematical observations about contemporary life. Anecdotal stories about the lives of mathematicians and stories about famous old problems are interspersed among other vignettes.
| ISBN: | 9780821849286 |
| Publication date: | 30th June 2010 |
| Author: | George Szpiro |
| Publisher: | American Mathematical Society |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 236 pages |
| Series: | Monograph Books |
| Genres: |
Mathematics |
Mathematics is thriving. Not only have long-standing problems, such as the Poincaré conjecture, been solved, but mathematics is an important element of many modern conveniences, such as cell phones, CDs, and secure transactions over the Internet.
A Mathematical Medley features in the following genres: Mathematics
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A Mathematical Medley was written by George Szpiro and published by American Mathematical Society
A Mathematical Medley has 236 pages
Yes it is part of Monograph Books series