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> An overview of all of mathematics It covers only pure mathematics. From the Preface: "... it was suggested that a more accurate title would be "The Princeto
by wolverine876 3y ago
> An overview of all of mathematics
It covers only pure mathematics. From the Preface:
"... it was suggested that a more accurate title would be "The Princeton Companion to Pure Mathematics": the only reason for rejecting this title was that it does not sound as good as the actual title."
- JonathanMerklin 3y agoWorth noting for the interested reader that's disappointed upon reading your comment that there's also a Princeton Companion to Applied Mathematics (ISBN-13: 978-0691150390, ISBN-10: 0691150397).
- wolverine876 3y agoCould anyone with expertise comment on its accuracy and overall quality? I already have Gowers' book, which I love.
- harperlee 3y agoSadly there is something here, but it is not that: https://sites.math.rutgers.edu/~zeilberg/akherim/PAM.pdf https://sites.math.rutgers.edu/~zeilberg/akherim/PAM.pdf As an aside, from time to time I try to cut the filename out of these kinds of urls and I'm delightedly nostalgic whenever I can browse the server, as it was so common some years ago; these were the kind of "secret powers" that attracted a lot of kids to learning about computers...