The twentieth century was a time of unprecedented development in mathematics, as well as in all sciences: more theorems were proved and results found in a hundr
Part of the A Century of Mathematics in America collection, this book contains articles that describe the mathematics and the mathematical personalities in some
This is the story of American mathematics during the past century. It contains articles and excerpts from a century of the American Mathematical Monthly, giving
In Five Golden Rules, John L. Casti serves as curator to a brilliant collection of 20th-century mathematical theories, leading us on a fascinating journey of di
The first section of the book deals with some of the influential mathematics departments in the United States. Functioning as centers of research and training,