A Mathematical Medley: Fifty Easy Pieces on Mathematics - Brossura

Szpiro, George G.

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ISBN 10: 082184928X ISBN 13: 9780821849286

Casa editrice: Amer Mathematical Society, 2010

Riassunto

Mathematics is thriving. Not only have long-standing problems, such as the Poincare 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.

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Book by George G Szpiro

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• Editore: Amer Mathematical Society
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 082184928X
• ISBN 13: 9780821849286
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 236