The New York Times book of mathematics : more than 100 years of writing by the numbers
Gina Bari Kolata (Editor)
Presents a selection from the archives of the New York newspaper of its writings on mathematics from 1892 to 2010, covering such topics as chaos theory, statistics, cryptography, and computers
xvi, 480 pages ; 24 cm
9781402793226, 1402793227
808417872
What is mathematics?
Statistics, coincidences, and surprising facts
Famous problems, solved and as yet unsolved
Chaos, catastrophe, and randomness
Cryptography and the emergence of truly unbreakable codes
Computers enter the world of mathematics
Mathematicians and their world
Includes index