A Mathematical Gift, II

A Mathematical Gift, II
Author: Kenji Ueno
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2003
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780821832837

Three volumes originating from a series of lectures in mathematics given by professors of Kyoto University in Japan for high school students.

A Mathematical Gift, III

A Mathematical Gift, III
Author: Koji Shiga
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Total Pages: 148
Release: 2005-07-18
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780821832844

This book brings the beauty and fun of mathematics to the classroom. It offers serious mathematics in a lively, reader-friendly style. Included are exercises and many figures illustrating the main concepts. The first chapter talks about the theory of manifolds. It includes discussion of smoothness, differentiability, and analyticity, the idea of local coordinates and coordinate transformation, and a detailed explanation of the Whitney imbedding theorem (both in weak and in strong form).The second chapter discusses the notion of the area of a figure on the plane and the volume of a solid body in space. It includes the proof of the Bolyai-Gerwien theorem about scissors-congruent polynomials and Dehn's solution of the Third Hilbert Problem. This is the third volume originating from a series of lectures given at Kyoto University (Japan). It is suitable for classroom use for high school mathematics teachers and for undergraduate mathematics courses in the sciences and liberal arts. The first and second volumes are available as Volume 19 and Volume 20 in the AMS series, ""Mathematical World"".

A Mathematical Gift, III

A Mathematical Gift, III
Author: Koji Shiga
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Total Pages: 141
Release: 2005-07-18
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821832840

This book brings the beauty and fun of mathematics to the classroom. It offers serious mathematics in a lively, reader-friendly style. Included are exercises and many figures illustrating the main concepts. The first chapter talks about the theory of manifolds. It includes discussion of smoothness, differentiability, and analyticity, the idea of local coordinates and coordinate transformation, and a detailed explanation of the Whitney imbedding theorem (both in weak and in strong form).The second chapter discusses the notion of the area of a figure on the plane and the volume of a solid body in space. It includes the proof of the Bolyai-Gerwien theorem about scissors-congruent polynomials and Dehn's solution of the Third Hilbert Problem. This is the third volume originating from a series of lectures given at Kyoto University (Japan). It is suitable for classroom use for high school mathematics teachers and for undergraduate mathematics courses in the sciences and liberal arts. The first and second volumes are available as Volume 19 and Volume 20 in the AMS series, ""Mathematical World"".

Poincare's Legacies, Part I

Poincare's Legacies, Part I
Author: Terence Tao
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2009
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821848836

Focuses on ergodic theory, combinatorics, and number theory. This book discusses a variety of topics, ranging from developments in additive prime number theory to expository articles on individual mathematical topics such as the law of large numbers and the Lucas-Lehmer test for Mersenne primes.

A Century of Mathematics in America

A Century of Mathematics in America
Author: Peter L. Duren
Publisher: Springer Science & Business
Total Pages: 692
Release: 1988
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780821801369

Part of the A Century of Mathematics in America collection, this book contains articles that describe the mathematics and the mathematical personalities in some of the nations' prominent departments: Johns Hopkins, Clark, Columbia, MIT, Michigan, Texas, and the Institute for Advanced Study.

Putting Two and Two Together

Putting Two and Two Together
Author: Burkard Polster
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Total Pages: 274
Release: 2021-12-10
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1470460114

Putting Two and Two Together is a humorous and quirky collection of unusual, ingenious, and beautiful morsels of mathematics. Authors Burkard Polster (YouTube's Mathologer) and Marty Ross delve into mathematical puzzles and phenomena in engaging stories featuring current events, sports, and history, many flavored with a distinctive bit of Australiana. Each chapter ends with “puzzles to ponder” that will spur further reflection. These stories were written for a general audience, and originally appeared in the Maths Masters column in The Age newspaper. The book offers mathematical entertainment for curious readers of all ages, and assumes a minimum of mathematical background. Polster and Ross are masters of the genre this book represents: a cornucopia of offerings, from across the mathematical spectrum. Their articles are entertaining, captivating, and informative, and will appeal to everyone from interested amateurs to old pros. On top of all that, the prose is clear, concise and a lot of fun—happily with a charmingly Aussie flavo(u)r. Crack the spine and enjoy! —Michael Berg, Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles The American Mathematical Society must be congratulated on publishing a singularly amusing synthesis of cultural anthropology coupled with mathematical entertainment. —Tushar Das, University of Wisconsin–La Crosse Polster and Ross are as good as the original master, Martin Gardner! They are also as good as that other great popularizer of mathematics, Ian Stewart, who took up Gardner's mantle, and as good as Douglas Hofstedter, who also followed in Gardner's footsteps as popularizers of mathematics within regular columns in “Scientific American”, and elsewhere. I recommend this new book very highly! Like Poster and Ross's first collection of columns, it is one that you can happily read from cover to cover, or dip into at any random point, and find treasures. You will then often return, savouring, and often laughing, while also learning, and responding to thoughtful challenges! —John Gough, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia

Mathematics Into the Twenty-first Century

Mathematics Into the Twenty-first Century
Author: American Mathematical Society
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 514
Release: 1992
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 9780821801673

In the summer of 1988 in Providence, the AMS celebrated its centennial with a wide range of mathematical activities. Among those was a symposium, Mathematics into the Twenty-first Century, which brought together a number of the top research mathematicians who will likely have a significant impact on the mathematics of this century. This book contains the lectures presented by 16 of the 18 individuals who spoke during the symposium. Written by some of the major international figures in mathematical research, this group of articles covers a panorama of the vital areas of mathematics at the turn of the 21st century and gives the general mathematical reader a broad perspective on some of the major trends in research.

Homotopical Algebraic Geometry II: Geometric Stacks and Applications

Homotopical Algebraic Geometry II: Geometric Stacks and Applications
Author: Bertrand Toën
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 242
Release: 2008
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821840991

This is the second part of a series of papers called "HAG", devoted to developing the foundations of homotopical algebraic geometry. The authors start by defining and studying generalizations of standard notions of linear algebra in an abstract monoidal model category, such as derivations, étale and smooth morphisms, flat and projective modules, etc. They then use their theory of stacks over model categories to define a general notion of geometric stack over a base symmetric monoidal model category $C$, and prove that this notion satisfies the expected properties.

Computational Topology

Computational Topology
Author: Herbert Edelsbrunner
Publisher: American Mathematical Society
Total Pages: 241
Release: 2022-01-31
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 1470467690

Combining concepts from topology and algorithms, this book delivers what its title promises: an introduction to the field of computational topology. Starting with motivating problems in both mathematics and computer science and building up from classic topics in geometric and algebraic topology, the third part of the text advances to persistent homology. This point of view is critically important in turning a mostly theoretical field of mathematics into one that is relevant to a multitude of disciplines in the sciences and engineering. The main approach is the discovery of topology through algorithms. The book is ideal for teaching a graduate or advanced undergraduate course in computational topology, as it develops all the background of both the mathematical and algorithmic aspects of the subject from first principles. Thus the text could serve equally well in a course taught in a mathematics department or computer science department.

An Epsilon of Room, II

An Epsilon of Room, II
Author: Terence Tao
Publisher: American Mathematical Soc.
Total Pages: 258
Release: 2010
Genre: Mathematics
ISBN: 0821852809

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