Gian-Carlo Rota Books

"This is a people-centered book about mathematics, and as such it provides an opportunity to explore fundamental issues that are typically absent from the experience of most college and university students (as well as their teachers). This new edition provides an excellent initiation of students into some of the more challenging aspects of mathematics The study edition of The Mathematical Experience will help its readers acquire a real understanding of mathematics." -Notices of the AMS "Two distinguished mathematicians...have written a perfectly marvelous book about the Queen of Sciences, from which one will get a real feeling for what mathematicians do and who they are. The exposition is clear and full of wit and humor..." --The New Yorker (1984 American Book Award Edition)