The Best Writing on Mathematics 2019
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2019
The year's finest mathematical writing from around the worldThis 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 2019 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 essays delve into the history, philosophy, teaching, and everyday aspects of math, offering surprising insights into its nature, meaning, and practice―and taking readers behind the scenes of today's hottest mathematical debates.In this volume, Moon Duchin explains how geometric-statistical methods can be used to combat gerrymandering, Jeremy Avigad illustrates the growing use of computation in making and verifying mathematical hypotheses, and Kokichi Sugihara describes how to construct geometrical objects with unusual visual properties. In other essays, Neil Sloane presents some recent additions to the vast database of integer sequences he has catalogued, and Alessandro Di Bucchianico and his colleagues highlight how mathematical methods have been successfully applied to big-data problems. And there's much, much more.In addition to presenting the year's most memorable math writing, this must-have anthology includes an introduction by the editor and a bibliography of other notable writings on mathematics.This is a must-read for anyone interested in where math has taken us―and where it is headed.
- ASIN: 0691198357
- ISBN: 0691198357
- Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2018
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2018
The year’s finest mathematical writing from around the worldThis 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 2018 makes available to a wide audience many pieces not easily found anywhere else―and you don’t need to be a mathematician to enjoy them. These essays delve into the history, philosophy, teaching, and everyday aspects of math, offering surprising insights into its nature, meaning, and practice―and taking readers behind the scenes of today’s hottest mathematical debates.James Grime shows how to build subtly mischievous dice for playing slightly unfair games and Michael Barany traces how our appreciation of the societal importance of mathematics has developed since World War II. In other essays, Francis Su extolls the inherent values of learning, doing, and sharing mathematics, and Margaret Wertheim takes us on a mathematical exploration of the mind and the world―with glimpses at science, philosophy, music, art, and even crocheting. And there’s much, much more.In addition to presenting the year’s most memorable math writing, this must-have anthology includes an introduction by the editor and a bibliography of other notable pieces on mathematics.This is a must-read for anyone interested in where math has taken us―and where it is headed.
- ASIN: 0691182760
- ISBN: 0691182760
- Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2016
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2016
The year's finest mathematics writing from around the worldThis 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 2016 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 Burkard Polster shows how to invent your own variants of the Spot It! card game, Steven Strogatz presents young Albert Einstein's proof of the Pythagorean Theorem, Joseph Dauben and Marjorie Senechal find a treasure trove of math in New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, and Andrew Gelman explains why much scientific research based on statistical testing is spurious. In other essays, Brian Greene discusses the evolving assumptions of the physicists who developed the mathematical underpinnings of string theory, Jorge Almeida examines the misperceptions of people who attempt to predict lottery results, and Ian Stewart offers advice to authors who aspire to write successful math books for general readers. And there's much, much more.In addition to presenting the year's most memorable writings on mathematics, this must-have anthology includes a bibliography of other notable writings and an introduction by the editor, Mircea Pitici. This book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in where math has taken us―and where it is headed.
- ASIN: 0691175292
- ISBN: 0691175292
- Brand: PRINCETON
- Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
Every Day Math Practice: 1000+ Questions You Need to Kill in Middle School | Math Workbook | Middle School Study Practice Notebook | Grades 6-8
Every Day Math Practice: 1000+ Questions You Need to Kill in Middle School | Math Workbook | Middle School Study Practice Notebook | Grades 6-8
Prepare your child for middle school math with our award-winning Math Practice Workbook for Grades 6 to 8. Used by teachers, parents and students nationwide this workbook provides middle school children with comprehensive practice questions that cover a wide range of topics they will encounter in middle school.Created by certified middle school teachers, this workbook is the perfect supplementary workbook for any student in 6th grade, 7th grade or 8th grade. This workbook is also aligned to all Common Core State Standards.Topics Covered:ArithmeticNumbersOrder of OperationsPercentsPrime & Composite NumbersLCM and GFCRoundingFractionsWord ProblemsScientific NotationLaws of ExponentSquare RootAbsolute ValueDivisibility RulesAlgebraSimplifying Algebraic ExpressionsMultiplying Algebraic ExpressionsEquations & Linear EquationsFunctionsWord ProblemsAverage Word ProblemsRatios & RatesInequalitiesSymbolismGeometryAnglesLine Segments and MidpointTrianglesCirclesMeasurementsArea and PerimeterVolumeCoordinate GeometrySlopes and equation of a lineProbability and StatisticsProbabilityMean, Median, ModeCounting PrincipleBrain Hunter's middle school math workbook offers over 1,000 practice questions along with answer explanations. Have a question for us? Contact us at : [email protected]
- ASIN: 1946755346
- ISBN: 1946755346
- Manufacturer: Brain Hunter Prep Inc.
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2017
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2017
The year's finest mathematics writing from around the worldThis 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 2017 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 Evelyn Lamb describes the excitement of searching for incomprehensibly large prime numbers, Jeremy Gray speculates about who would have won math’s highest prize—the Fields Medal—in the nineteenth century, and Philip Davis looks at mathematical results and artifacts from a business and marketing viewpoint. In other essays, Noson Yanofsky explores the inherent limits of knowledge in mathematical thinking, Jo Boaler and Lang Chen reveal why finger-counting enhances children’s receptivity to mathematical ideas, and Carlo Séquin and Raymond Shiau attempt to discover how the Renaissance painter Fra Luca Pacioli managed to convincingly depict his famous rhombicuboctahedron, a twenty-six-sided Archimedean solid. And there’s much, much more.In addition to presenting the year’s most memorable writings on mathematics, this must-have anthology includes a bibliography of other notable writings and an introduction by the editor, Mircea Pitici. This book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in where math has taken us—and where it is headed.
- ASIN: B072J31FMD
- Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2015
The Best Writing on Mathematics 2015
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 2015 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 David Hand explains why we should actually expect unlikely coincidences to happen; Arthur Benjamin and Ethan Brown unveil techniques for improvising custom-made magic number squares; Dana Mackenzie describes how mathematicians are making essential contributions to the development of synthetic biology; Steven Strogatz tells us why it’s worth writing about math for people who are alienated from it; Lisa Rougetet traces the earliest written descriptions of Nim, a popular game of mathematical strategy; Scott Aaronson looks at the unexpected implications of testing numbers for randomness; and much, much more.In addition to presenting the year’s most memorable writings on mathematics, this must-have anthology includes a bibliography of other notable writings and an introduction by the editor, Mircea Pitici. This book belongs on the shelf of anyone interested in where math has taken us—and where it is headed.
- ASIN: B016R2TRDU
- Manufacturer: Princeton University Press
Official GRE Super Power Pack, Second Edition
Official GRE Super Power Pack, Second Edition
Save money and get total official GRE® test preparation with this 3-book bundle from the test maker!This Power Pack includes three Official Guides:- The Official Guide to the GRE, 3rd edition- Official GRE Quantitative Reasoning Questions, Volume 1, Second Edition- Official GRE Verbal Reasoning Questions, Volume 1, Second EditionThis Official GRE® Super Power Pack 2017 Edition provides key information and the practice you need to do your best on the GRE General Test. For less than what you would pay for each book separately, the bundle packages The Official Guide to the GRE® General Test, 3rd Edition; Official GRE Verbal Reasoning Practice Questions, Volume 1; and Official Quantitative Reasoning Practice Questions, Volume 1. This essential resource features four, complete, real GRE tests, hundreds of authentic GRE practice questions with answers and explanations, descriptions of every question type, with valuable question-answering tips and test-taking strategies to use in your GRE test preparation. Only ETS can show you exactly what to expect on the test. So for in-depth GRE test preparation and intensive practice at a money-saving price, this bundle is your best choice!The Official GRE® Super Power Pack offers:• Significant savings over purchasing each book separately• Everything you need to know about the test, direct from the test maker• 4 complete, real GRE tests – 2 in the book and 2 online • 600 real practice exam questions, many with detailed answer explanations• The test maker’s own tips for answering each question type• Scored sample Analytical Writing essay responses and reader commentary• Access to GRE POWERPREP® Online • eBook content that is fully accessible for individuals with disabilities
- UPC: 781349366667
- ASIN: 1260026396
- ISBN: 1260026396
- Brand: McGraw-Hill Education
- Manufacturer: McGraw-Hill Education
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind
Official U.S. edition with full color illustrations throughout.#1 New York Times Bestseller The Summer Reading Pick for President Barack Obama, Bill Gates, and Mark Zuckerberg, now available as a beautifully packaged paperbackFrom a renowned historian comes a groundbreaking narrative of humanity’s creation and evolution—a #1 international bestseller—that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be “human.”One hundred thousand years ago, at least six different species of humans inhabited Earth. Yet today there is only one—homo sapiens. What happened to the others? And what may happen to us?Most books about the history of humanity pursue either a historical or a biological approach, but Dr. Yuval Noah Harari breaks the mold with this highly original book that begins about 70,000 years ago with the appearance of modern cognition. From examining the role evolving humans have played in the global ecosystem to charting the rise of empires, Sapiens integrates history and science to reconsider accepted narratives, connect past developments with contemporary concerns, and examine specific events within the context of larger ideas.Dr. Harari also compels us to look ahead, because over the last few decades humans have begun to bend laws of natural selection that have governed life for the past four billion years. We are acquiring the ability to design not only the world around us, but also ourselves. Where is this leading us, and what do we want to become?Featuring 27 photographs, 6 maps, and 25 illustrations/diagrams, this provocative and insightful work is sure to spark debate and is essential reading for aficionados of Jared Diamond, James Gleick, Matt Ridley, Robert Wright, and Sharon Moalem.
- ASIN: 0062316117
- ISBN: 9780062316110
- Brand: Harper Perennial
- Manufacturer: Harper Perennial
Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018 (The Best American Series ®)
Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018 (The Best American Series ®)
“This is one of the most exciting times in the history of science,” New York Times-bestselling author Sam Kean proclaims in his introduction to The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2018. “Things aren’t perfect by any means. But there are more scientists making more discoveries in more places about more things than ever before.” The twenty-six pieces assembled here chart the full spectrum of those discoveries. From the outer reaches of space, to the mysteries of the human mind, to the changing culture in labs and universities across the nation, we see time and again the sometimes rocky, sometimes revelatory road to understanding, and along the way catch a glimpse of all that’s left to learn.
- ASIN: 1328987809
- ISBN: 9781328987808
- Manufacturer: Best American Paper
Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016 (The Best American Series ®)
Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016 (The Best American Series ®)
Science writers get into the game with all kinds of noble, high-minded ambitions. We want to educate. To enlighten,” notes guest editor Amy Stewart in her introduction to The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016. “But at the end of the day, we’re all writers . . . We’re here to play for the folks.” The writers in this anthology brought us the year’s highest notes in the genre. From a Pulitzer Prize–winning essay on the earthquake that could decimate the Pacific Northwest to the astonishing work of investigative journalism that transformed the nail salon industry, this is a collection of hard-hitting and beautifully composed writing on the wonders, dangers, and oddities of scientific innovation and our natural world.The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2016 includes Kathryn Schulz, Sarah Maslin Nir, Charles C. Mann, Oliver Sacks, Elizabeth Kolbert, Gretel Ehrlich, and others Amy Stewart, guest editor, is the award-winning author of seven books, including her acclaimed Kopp Sisters novels and the bestsellers The Drunken Botanist and Wicked Plants. She and her husband live in Eureka, California, where they own a bookstore called Eureka Books. Tim Folger, series editor, is a contributing editor at Discover and writes about science for several magazines. He lives in Gallup, New Mexico.
- ASIN: 0544748999
- ISBN: 9780544748996
- Brand: Mariner Books
- Manufacturer: Best American Paper