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Title: The Computer as CrucibleAuthors: Jonathan Borwein and Keith DevlinTrue pp.: 154Publisher: A K Peters LtdPublished on: November 2008ISBN-13: 978-1568813431Rating: 8/10 Jonathan Borwein and Keith Devlin are well-known mathematicians who have a strong appreciation...

Forget Pi, here comes Tau...

Forget Pi, here comes Tau
Some readers may be familiar with Bob Palais’ article “π Is Wrong”. Within it Palais argues that π is the wrong choice of circle constant. This quote, from the author’s website, summarizes his main argument: As noted in the last page of...

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Interview with Professor Marcus du Sautoy
In this interview we chat with with Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, Simonyi Professor for the public understanding of science, Fellow of New College, ESPRC Senior Media Fellow, Berwick Prize winner, Officer of the Order of the...

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Math Books reviewed and classi...

Math Books reviewed and classified by area of mathematics
It is with great pleasure that I announce something that we have been working on for a while. We just published a Math Books page, containing what we consider to be some of the best books on various areas of mathematics. The list is not exhaustive by any stretch,...
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recent from Suggested reading In-Depth Book Review: The Computer as Crucible
Title: The Computer as CrucibleAuthors: Jonathan Borwein and Keith DevlinTrue pp.: 154Publisher: A K Peters LtdPublished on: November 2008ISBN-13: 978-1568813431Rating: 8/10 Jonathan Borwein and Keith Devlin are well-known mathematicians who have a strong appreciation of, and expertise in, experimental...
recent from Math news Forget Pi, here comes Tau
Forget Pi, here comes Tau Some readers may be familiar with Bob Palais’ article “π Is Wrong”. Within it Palais argues that π is the wrong choice of circle constant. This quote, from the author’s website, summarizes his main argument: As noted in the last page of the pdf, I suggest calling the alternate...
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13 Useful Math Cheat Sheets Cheat sheets can be very useful and make for great posters around your room. The following is a collection of 13 cheat sheets for several mathematical topics and programs: General Math Cheat Sheet (iPaper and other formats) Elementary Algebra Cheat Sheet (PDF) Trigonometry Cheat Sheet (PDF) Calculus Cheat...
recent from Math education Interview with Professor Marcus du Sautoy
Interview with Professor Marcus du Sautoy In this interview we chat with with Marcus du Sautoy, Professor of Mathematics at the University of Oxford, Simonyi Professor for the public understanding of science, Fellow of New College, ESPRC Senior Media Fellow, Berwick Prize winner, Officer of the Order of the British Empire, TED speaker, and a...