Mathematics - by Cassius Jackson Keyser (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br><p>A modern classic by an accomplished mathematician and best-selling author has been updated to encompass and explain the recent headline-making advances in the field in non-technical terms.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>A modern classic by an accomplished mathematician and best-selling author has been updated to encompass and explain the recent headline-making advances in the field in non-technical terms.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A beautiful, rich book.--Guardian (of the first ed.)<br><br>Devlin makes the beauty of math apparent, the most esoteric of concepts sing. If more scientists wrote with Devlin's simplicity and feeling, the world would be a much more informed place.--Atlanta Journal-Constitution<br><br>Excellent.... He presents us with a series of colorful personalities and seminal ideas [and] conveys all of the power, beauty and excitement of mathematics.... Well-written, informative.--Mathematical Association of America (of the first ed.)<br><br>Devlin's choice of material is excellent, and he is to be praised for the clarity and accuracy with which he presents it.--Martin Gardner "New York Review of Books (of the first ed.) "<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Keith Devlin is the Dean of Science at Saint Mary's College of California and a Senior Researcher at Stanford University's Center for the Study of Language and Information. Since 1983, he has been a regular columnist on mathematics and computing for the <i>Guardian</i> newspaper in England, and he is the mathematics commentator on National Public Radio's popular "Weekend Edition" magazine program. He is a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the author of twenty-three books on mathematics and computing, including <i>Life by Numbers</i> and <i>The Language of Mathematics.</i>
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