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Author Interview: Hossein Giv
Hossein Hosseini Giv is an Assistant Professor of Mathematics at the University of Sistan and Baluchestan in Zahedan, Iran. The AMS Bookstore’s description of his book Mathematical Analysis and its Inherent Nature begins, “Mathematical analysis is often referred to as … Continue reading
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Open Math Notes: the Road in Between
What process of writing works for you? There are two opposite approaches to writing, which I associate with Charlotte Bronte and Jane Austen, and the AMS is now providing a third with the help of its new website Open Math … Continue reading
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Author Interview: Dale Rolfsen
Dale Rolfsen is an expert in low-dimensional topology and knot theory, and is co-author of the AMS books Ordering Braids (with Dehornoy, Dynnikov and Wiest), and Ordered Groups and Topology (with Clay). His seminal work Knots and Links helped to popularize … Continue reading
Author Interview: Richard Evan Schwartz
Richard Evan Schwartz has written math books for a range of audiences: for university students, researchers, and several for children. His distinctive approach brings a touch of childlike freedom to his high-level research monographs, and mathematical depth to his whimsical … Continue reading
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Author Interview: Tamara Lakins
This is the first in a series of author interviews. Enjoy! Suggestions for further mathematics author interviews can be made via the comments or email to exh@ams.org. The Tools of Mathematical Reasoning by Tamara Lakins was published in the AMS … Continue reading
Mathematical sign-posts
When you think about mathematics, what are your markers? How do you organize in your mind the development of mathematical reasoning and ideas? How do you integrate your historical, social, and personal perspectives? Day-to-day, as a teacher or as a … Continue reading
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Tagged Academic Book Publishing, Bookends, Readers, Research, Social Impact
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Comments on e-books
There were several responses to my e-books blog post, so I will share them here. Thanks all! Matilde Marcolli says: August 11, 2016 at 11:56 pm Certainly the current formats of ebooks are not suitable for mathematical content: apart … Continue reading
Books: Hard Copy or E-?
How important are e-books for math? I always start a blog with one question, and end up asking many more. People according to their personality, their intentions, limitations and environments read differently. Even when there were only hard copy books, … Continue reading
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Tagged Academic Book Publishing, Bookends, Readers, Technology Trends
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Books that have left their mark
Below are the noteworthy books suggested in comments to my last post: “Books with Longevity”. (I could not find good photos of Grothendieck’s EGA and SGA, published by publications IHES) Thanks for sharing them! … Continue reading
Math books with longevity
What gives a math book (textbook or otherwise) longevity? Is there more to a book than just a record of current knowledge, or an aid and reference for a class? Some books continue to be read and reread, and used … Continue reading