Keith Devlin
A native of England, Dr. Devlin
has resided in the USA since 1987. Senior Researcher at the Center for the
Study of Language and Information at Stanford University. He is the former
editor of FOCUS, the news magazine of the Mathematical Association of America
and the author of Devlin's Angle, a monthly column on the association's
electronic journal MAA.
He has written twenty-one books and over
sixty-five published research articles. Since the 1980s, his research work has
been centered around the task of applying mathematical techniques to issues of
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 The Millenium
Problems
The definitive account of the Everests of
mathematics - the seven unsolved problems that define the state of the art in
contemporary mathematics. In 2000, the Clay Foundation announced a historic
competition: whoever could solve any of seven extraordinarily difficult
mathematical problems, and have the solution acknowledged as correct by the
experts, would receive $1 million in prize money. There was some precedent for
doing this: in 1900 the mathematician David Hilbert proposed 23 problems that
set much of the agenda for mathematics in the twentieth century. The Millennium
Problems - chosen by a committee of the leading mathematicians in the world -
are likely to acquire similar stature, and their solution (or lack of it) is
likely to play a strong role in determining the course of mathematics in the
21st century. Keith Devlin, renowned expositor of mathematics and one of the
authors of the Clay Institute's official description of the problems, here
provides the definitive account for the mathematically-interested reader.
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 The Maths
Gene
Weidenfeld & Nicolson. The Maths Gene explains
how our innate pattern-making abilities allow us to perform mathematical
reasoning. Revealing why some people loathe mathematics, others find it so
difficult and a select few excel at the subject, Keith Devlin suggests ways in
which we can all improve our mathematical skills. Essential reading for anyone
who is fascinated, infuriated or intimidated by mathematics.
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 Life by the
Numbers
John Wiley and Sons. This text is an introduction
to the range of ways in which mathematics shapes our lives. The author, Keith
Devlin, explains the role of maths in movie special effects, sports, space
exploration, ocean floor mapping, and computer technologies. It includes
special effects stills from "Terminator 2", computer images of the 4th
dimension and virtual reality images of the universe moments after the Big
Bang.
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 Mathematics: The
New Golden Age
Penguin. The author's aim: to capture in
one volume the essential power and excitement of mathematics in today's "new
golden age".
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