Betrouwbaar The mathematical tourist. Snapshots of Modern Mathematics. – Peterson, Ivars

In this revised, updated edition of Peterson’s classic work, the author blazes a trail into math’s wilderness, a domain of unsettled truths full of unanswered questions, and shows us the wonderland beyond the thicket. He presents the latest information on mathematical proofs, fractals, prime numbers, and chaos, as well as new material on such intriguing topics as the relationship between mathematical knots and DNA; the application of cellular automata models to social questions; and the significant increase…