The Best Writing on Mathematics. 2021

The year's finest mathematical writing from around the worldThis annual anthology brings together the year's finest mathematics writing from around the world--and you don't need to be a mathematician to enjoy the pieces collected here. These essays--from leading names and fresh new vo...

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Other Authors: Pitici, Mircea
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Princeton Princeton University Press, [2022]
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