Barry Cipra Books

You can_t present the history of art without pictures; equally equations are central to any history of mathematics. Spanning 4,000 years of civilisation, The Story of Mathematics describes twenty -four great equations that have shaped science and society _ from the elementary (1+1=2) to the sophisticated (the Black -Scholes formula) and from the famous (E=mc2) to the arcane (Hamilton_s quaternion equations). This is a tale of genius, drama and beauty brought vividly to life in a compelli ng narrative by Dana Mackenzie and at the same time he tells us why these equations have something timeless to say about the universe.

This unusual, but very useful, "how-not-to" book is available in a second edition which eliminates most involuntary mistakes.

Offers a collection of articles highlighting some of the most recent developments in mathematics. Articles include Prime Clusters and Gaps: Out- Experting the Experts, and The Kadison-Singer Problem: A Fine Balance; Climate Past, Present, and Future and The Truth Shall Set Your Fee.

Features a rich selection of articles about recent topics in pure and applied mathematics. Coverage includes new developments in the theory of expander graphs and in number theory, a solution of the so-called Cap Set Conjecture, a statement about arithmetic progressions in finite vector spaces, and recent advances in theoretical computer science.

Presents a selection of topics in mathematics that have attracted particular attention in recent years. This volume is dominated by an event that shook the world in 2020 and 2021, the coronavirus (or COVID-19) pandemic. While the world turned to politicians and physicians for guidance, mathematicians played a key role in the background.

Praktická příručka pro studenty i učitele matematiky, která humornou formou a na konkrétních příkladech radí, jak metodou odhadu přijít na nejčastější chyby ve výpočtech. Metody a postupy jsou určeny pro úlohy z diferenciálního a integrálního počtu na úrovni posledního ročníku středních škol a prvních dvou ročníků všech vysokých škol, kde se přednáší matematika.... celý text