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Mathematics
In the computerized world of today mathematics has had an impact on almost every aspect of our lives, yet most people believe they cannot hope to understand or enjoy the subject. …
Numbers Behind NUMB3RS
The companion to the hit CBS crime series Numb3rs presents the fascinating way mathematics is used to fight real-life crime Using the popular CBS prime-time TV crime series …
Constructibility
Since their inception, the Perspectives in Logic and Lecture Notes in Logic series have published seminal works by leading logicians. Many of the original books in the series have …
Joy of Sets
This book provides an account of those parts of contemporary set theory of direct relevance to other areas of pure mathematics. The intended reader is either an advanced-level …
Leonardo and Steve: The Young Genius Who Beat Apple to Market by 800 Years
In this short e-book (about 14,000 words), Stanford mathematician and NPR's "e;Math Guy"e; Keith Devlin Ph.D. presents the fascinating similarities between innovative 13th …
Sets, Functions, and Logic
Keith Devlin. You know him. You've read his columns in MAA Online, you've heard him on the radio, and you've seen his popular mathematics books. In between all those activities and …
Sets, Functions and Logic
The purpose of this book is to provide the student beginning undergraduate mathematics with a solid foundation in the basic logical concepts necessary for most of the subjects …
Mathematics Education for a New Era
Stanford mathematician and NPR Math Guy Keith Devlin explains why, fun aside, video games are the ideal medium to teach middle-school math. Aimed primarily at teachers and …
Finding Fibonacci
A compelling firsthand account of Keith Devlin's ten-year quest to tell Fibonacci's storyIn 2000, Keith Devlin set out to research the life and legacy of the medieval mathematician …
Computer as Crucible
Keith Devlin and Jonathan Borwein, two well-known mathematicians with expertise in different mathematical specialties but with a common interest in experimentation in mathematics, …
Experimentelle Mathematik
Papier und Bleistift wurden lange als die einzigen Hilfsmittel der Mathematiker betrachtet (einige würden hier auch noch den Papierkorb dazuzählen). Wie in vielen anderen Gebieten …
Man of Numbers
In 1202, a 32-year old Italian finished one of the most influential books of all time, which introduced modern arithmetic to Western Europe. Devised in India in the seventh and …