Mathematics Everywhere - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0821843494 ISBN 13: 9780821843499

Publisher: Amer Mathematical Society, 2010

Synopsis

Mathematics is all around us. Often we do not realize it, though. Mathematics Everywhere is a collection of presentations on the role of mathematics in everyday life, through science, technology, and culture. The common theme is the unique position of mathematics as the art of pure thought and at the same time as a universally applicable science. The authors are renowned mathematicians; their presentations cover a wide range of topics. From compact discs to the stock exchange, from computer tomography to traffic routing, from electronic money to climate change, they make the "math inside" understandable and enjoyable. An additional attractive feature is the leisurely treatment of some hot topics that have gained prominence in recent years, such as Fermat's Theorem, Kepler's packing problem, and the solution of the Poincarø Conjecture. Or maybe you have heard about the Nash equilibrium (of "A Beautiful Mind" fame), or the strange future of quantum computers, and want to know what

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Review

The modern world runs on mathematics. It provides a way to make things work better and more efficiently, which is one of the ways that economies can emerge from a recession. This necessary fervor is fueled by knowledge of the latest applications of mathematics, some of which is provided in great detail by this book. ---- MAA Reviews

Edition details

• Publisher: Amer Mathematical Society
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0821843494
• ISBN 13: 9780821843499
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 330
• Editor: Aigner Martin, Behrends Ehrhard