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Donald E. Myers, AAAS Science Books & Films (External Link)
August 2010
“In this book, the old saying ’A picture is worth a thousand words’ has been twisted around. … There is very little reading in the book; the ideas will become clear from the pictures and drawings. Except perhaps for the very last part, the volume should be accessible for elementary school students, and even for some of them, the last part should not be too difficult. … Because of the color and the emphasis on pictures, the book may even have some appeal to more advanced students and to adults who are ’afraid’ of mathematics, because it doesn’t repeat what they may have already experienced, but instead brings out new ideas with little demand on prior knowledge.”
Cyntrica Eaton, AAAS Science Books & Films (External Link)
August 2010
“The story that unravels between the front and back covers provides a well-written, well-researched discussion of the intricate configuration of circumstances and individuals that conspired in two major firsts: (1) Whirlwind, a first-of-its-kind digital computer capable of processing and delivering information in real time and (2) digital networks capable of transporting information. In the book, Green takes special care to make the reader aware of the social and scientific contexts in which the ’bright boys’ worked and flourished; the result is a highly enjoyable history lesson with a true feel for the human aspect of many of the key players.”
D.V. Feldman, Choice Magazine (PDF)
August 2010
“Origami’s recent explosive increase in sophistication owes much to the pioneering ingenuity of noted origami artist Montroll, as documented by his more than two dozen books published since 1980. … The present volume collects instructions for folding diverse polyhedra, both convex and concave, including many beautiful variations on Platonic solids, more than 70 models in all. … Notwithstanding the considerable detail the author provides regarding the matematical proportions, miraculously, the folding processes generally involve no explicit numerical measurement. … Highly recommended.”
Antonio Cangiano, Math-Blog.com (External Link)
July 2010
“ … The Computer as Crucible is a lovely little book which builds a strong case for experimental mathematics. Any practicing mathematician or serious amateur should consider checking out this introduction to a topic that will no doubt transform mathematics.”
E. J. Barbeau, Mathematical Reviews (PDF)
July 2010
“Most of the articles in this volume are based on oral presentations at the Seventh Gathering for (Martin) Gardner held in March, 2006 in Atlanta, GA. … Over two-thirds of the book consists of nineteen articles on puzzles and games … these involve quite a spread of mathematics, including dissections, knots, Hamiltonian circuits, paper folding, groups and coding, along with a little philosophy.”
Willis M. Buhle, Midwest Book Review (PDF)
July 2010
“Featuring a profusely illustrated text, ’Symbolic Dynamics and Geometry’ is an especially recommended addition to professional and academic library reference for Computer Science, Computer Graphics, and Computer Game Development reference collections.”
Midwest Book Review (PDF)
July 2010
“The twentieth century had untold growth and advancement in technology. ’Bright Boys’ tells the story of one group of individuals who were driven to push these ideas further and spurred the technological development of the nation following World War II. Working with next to nothing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, these college students brought forth the beginning of many of today’s technical ideas. ’Bright Boys’ is a riveting read of technological history, highly recommended.”
Patrick Cozzi, Virtual Globe and Terrain Rendering blog (External Link)
June 2010
“I recently started reading GPU Pro and it is outstanding! I love the full color and syntax highlighting!”
Bill Satzer, MAA Reviews (PDF)
June 2010
“This is a textbook designed to teach students who are new to analysis what it’s all about. … The path Zorn takes is based on several very reasonable principles. These include: building on calculus basics; focusing on mathematical proof, structure and language; staying with the basics; offering many examples and many solved exercises; and gradually increasing technical sophistication. … There are plenty of exercises. They tend to follow a pattern where an exercise that is not completely straightforward is broken into multiple parts to guide the student to a solution.”
Pierre de la Harpe, Images des mathématiques (PDF)
June 2010
“You Can Count on Monsters” has gone international! In the blog “Images des Mathématiques”, professor of mathematics at the University of Geneva Pierre de la Harpe writes “Prime numbers are like Antigone, Oedipus, or the Olympic Games: they already interested Euclid, Sophocles and Pindar, and they are always at the heart of the news … Thus, after a near infinite number of books devoted [to them], a mathematician from the East Coast of the United States has recently published [something] new [about primes] … [for] … children … most pages are strictly without text, with some figures and some very nice drawings.”
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