A Mathematical Medley: Fifty Easy Pieces on Mathematics

by George G . Szpiro (Author)

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  2010

  $24.67

  Describes in layman's terms mathematical problems that have recently been solved (or thought to have been solved), research that has been 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.