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Book review: Nine Algorithms that Changed the Future

Nine Algorithms that Changed the Future: the Ingenious Ideas that Drive Today’s Computers, by John MacCormick. Princeton University Press, 2012. I’m often wary of books written for general audiences...

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Book review: The Irrationals

The Irrationals: A Story of the Numbers You Can’t Count On Julian Havil Princeton University Press sends me lots of cool books to review! Here’s one. Remember the irrational numbers, which can’t be...

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Book review: The Universe in Zero Words

The Universe in Zero Words: The Story of Mathematics as Told Through EquationsDana Mackenzie As the title suggests, the “gimmick” of this book is that each section centers around some particular...

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