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Springer Mathematics And Culture V. 1 2004 Edition by E. Moreale Michele Emmer
A fascinating and insightful collection of papers on the strong links between mathematics and culture. The contributions range from cinema and theatre directors to musicians architects historians physicians graphic designers and writers. The text highlights the cultural and formative character of mathematics its educational value and imaginative dimension. These articles are highly interesting sometimes amusing and make excellent starting points for researching the strong connection between scientific and literary culture. Table of contents : Research and Teaching in Mathematics: Conflict or Synthesis?- The Discovery and Application of Linear and Nonlinear Programming.- Italian Mathematics Fascism and Racial Policy.- Mathematics and Facism. The Case of Berlin.- Mathematics and Culture in Russia.- Economists and Mathematics from 1494 to 1969 - Beyond the art of numeracy.- Who Said that a Mathematician Cannot Win the Nobel Prize?- From Space as Container to Space as Web.- Irrational Geometry.- Moebius Strip: From Art to Cinema.- A few Reflections on the Creation of "Moebius".- Some Organising Principles.- A Museum of Mathematics: How Why and Where.- Pop maths all around the world.- The Mathemagical Mystery Tour: Maths in the Malls.- From Galilee to Galileo.- Mathematical Visualization and Online Experiments.- Prime Numbers and Cryptography.- Homage to Venice.- Essentiality of Mathematics for Bayesian Environmental Forecasting.- Venice-Maths.- Santa Margherita.- Mathematics & Cultures Mathematics & Musics: a Model for Bronze Instruments.- Numbers in Asian Music.- Mathematics Clinical Decisions and Public Health.- The Radon Transform and its Applications in Medicine.- Risk Analysis for Liver Surgery.