The Edge of the Universe: Celebrating Ten Years of Math Horizons (Spectrum)

Beautifully printed with 24 pages of full color. Ideal for Math Clubs. "Math Horizons" is a magazine that celebrates the people and ideas which are mathematics. Containing the editors’ selections from the first ten years of the ?magazine’s existence, this volume features exquisite expositions of? undergraduate-level mathematics. Broad and appealing, the coverage also ?includes fiction with mathematical themes; literary, theatrical, and? cinematic criticism; humor; history; and social history. Mathematics is shown as a human endeavor through biographies and interviews of mathematicians and users of mathematics including artists, writers, and scientists. The puzzles, games, and activities throughout make it a valuable resource for student math clubs. Though especially appealing to students of mathematics from high school to graduate school and their teachers, this collection is an eclectic and wide-ranging look at the culture of mathematics, and offers enjoyable reading for anyone with an interest in mathematics.