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This annual anthology brings together the year's 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 2013__ makes available to a wide audience many articles not easily found anywhere else--and you don't 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 occurrences of math, and take readers behind the scenes of today's hottest mathematical debates. Here Philip Davis offers a panoramic view of mathematics in contemporary society; Terence Tao discusses aspects of universal mathematical laws in complex systems; Ian Stewart explains how in mathematics everything arises out of nothing; Erin Maloney and Sian Beilock consider the mathematical anxiety experienced by many students and suggest effective remedies; Elie Ayache argues that exchange prices reached in open market transactions transcend the common notion of probability; and much, much more. In addition to presenting the year's most memorable writings on mathematics

Who reads The Best Writing on Mathematics 2013?

Author

Mircea Pitici (editor); Roger Penrose (editor)

Publisher

Princeton University Press

Published

2014

Language

EN

ISBN

9781400847990

Category

science

Subjects

Mathematics, Fiction, Science

Rating

3.96 / 5 (16 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14