A Century of Advancing Mathematics

A Century of Advancing Mathematics

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Stephen F. Kennedy (Author)

Donald J. Albers (Author)

Gerald L. Alexanderson (Author)

Della Dumbaugh (Author)

Frank A. Farris (Author)

Deanna B. Haunsperger (Author)

Paul Zorn (Author)

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The MAA was founded in 1915 to serve as a home for The American Mathematical Monthly. The mission of the Association—to advance mathematics, especially at the collegiate level—has, however, always been larger than merely publishing world class mathematical exposition. MAA members have explored more than just mathematics; we have, as this volume tries to make evident, investigated mathematical connections to pedagogy, history, the arts, technology, literature, every field of intellectual endeavor. Essays, all commissioned for this volume, include exposition by Bob Devaney, Robin Wilson, and Frank Morgan; history from Karen Parshall, Della Dumbaugh, and Bill Dunham; pedagogical discussion from Paul Zorn, Joe Gallian, and Michael Starbird, and cultural commentary from Bonnie Gold, Jon Borwein, and Steve Abbott.

This volume contains 35 essays by all-star writers and expositors writing to celebrate an extraordinary century for mathematics—more mathematics has been created and published since 1915 than in all of previous recorded history. We’ve solved age-old mysteries, created entire new fields of study, and changed our conception of what mathematics is. Many of those stories are told in this volume as the contributors paint a portrait of the broad cultural sweep of mathematics during the MAA’s first century. Mathematics is the most thrilling, the most human, area of intellectual inquiry; you will find in this volume compelling proof of that claim.

ISBN

9781614445227

Publication Date

8-7-2015

Publisher

Mathematical Association of America

Keywords

History of Mathematics, Mathematics and Culture

Disciplines

Physical Sciences and Mathematics

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