The Best Writing on Mathematics 2020 by Mircea Pitici PAPERBACK 9780691207568

The Best Writing on Mathematics 2020Author(s): Mircea Pitici\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Princeton University Press, United States\nImprint: Princeton University Press\nISBN-13: 9780691207568, 978-0691207568\nSynopsis\nThe year's finest mathematical writing from around the world\n\nThis annual anthology brings together the years 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 2020 makes available to a wide audience many articles not easily found anywhere elseand you dont need to be a mathematician to enjoy them. These writings offer surprising insights into the nature, meaning, and practice of mathematics today. They delve into the history, philosophy, teaching, and everyday aspects of math, and take readers behind the scenes of todays hottest mathematical debates.\n\nHere, Steven Strogatz reveals how calculus drives advances in virology, Paul Thagard argues that the.