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The Meaning of Proofs

The Meaning of Proofs

The Meaning of Proofs

Mathematics as Storytelling

by Gabriele Lolli

Translated by Bonnie McClellan-Broussard

Foreword by Matilde Marcolli

ISBN: 9780262544269

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: September 27, 2022

Why mathematics is not merely formulaic: an argument that to write a mathematical proof is tantamount to inventing a story.
The Raven’s Hat

The Raven's Hat

The Raven's Hat

Fallen Pictures, Rising Sequences, and Other Mathematical Games

by Jonas Peters and Nicolai Meinshausen

ISBN: 9780262044516

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: February 2, 2021

Games that show how mathematics can solve the apparently unsolvable.
Secrets of Creation

Secrets of Creation

Secrets of Creation

Edited by Robin Mackay

ISBN: 9780957529519

Publisher: Urbanomic

Pub Date: January 12, 2021

An artist and a mathematician debate, find common ground, and jointly create an assemblage that is neither (or both) an artwork and a mathematical model.
Proof and the Art of Mathematics

Proof and the Art of Mathematics

Proof and the Art of Mathematics

by Joel David Hamkins

ISBN: 9780262539791

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: September 29, 2020

An introduction to writing proofs, presented through compelling mathematical statements with interesting elementary proofs.
Lumen Naturae

Lumen Naturae

Lumen Naturae

Visions of the Abstract in Art and Mathematics

by Matilde Marcolli

ISBN: 9780262043908

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: June 16, 2020

Exploring common themes in modern art, mathematics, and science, including the concept of space, the notion of randomness, and the shape of the cosmos.
On the Brink of Paradox

On the Brink of Paradox

On the Brink of Paradox

Highlights from the Intersection of Philosophy and Mathematics

by Agustín Rayo

ISBN: 9780262039413

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: April 2, 2019

An introduction to awe-inspiring ideas at the brink of paradox: infinities of different sizes, time travel, probability and measure theory, and computability theory.
Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations

Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations

Foolproof, and Other Mathematical Meditations

by Brian Hayes

ISBN: 9780262536073

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: October 30, 2018

A non-mathematician explores mathematical terrain, reporting accessibly and engagingly on topics from Sudoku to probability.
Mathematics of Big Data

Mathematics of Big Data

Mathematics of Big Data

Spreadsheets, Databases, Matrices, and Graphs

by Jeremy Kepner and Hayden Jananthan

Foreword by Charles E. Leiserson

ISBN: 9780262038393

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: July 17, 2018

The first book to present the common mathematical foundations of big data analysis across a range of applications and technologies.
Norbert Wiener—A Life in Cybernetics

Norbert Wiener—A Life in Cybernetics

Norbert Wiener—A Life in Cybernetics

Ex-Prodigy: My Childhood and Youth and I Am a Mathematician: The Later Life of a Prodigy

by Norbert Wiener

Foreword by Ronald R. Kline

ISBN: 9780262535441

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: March 23, 2018

Norbert Wiener's celebrated autobiography, available for the first time in one volume.
Biological Clocks, Rhythms, and Oscillations

Biological Clocks, Rhythms, and Oscillations

Biological Clocks, Rhythms, and Oscillations

The Theory of Biological Timekeeping

by Daniel B. Forger

ISBN: 9780262036771

Publisher: The MIT Press

Pub Date: November 16, 2017

An introduction to the mathematical, computational, and analytical techniques used for modeling biological rhythms, presenting tools from many disciplines and example applications.
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