Explore the connections between math and,
well, everything else, as Cornell University professor, New York Times featured columnist and author, Steven Strogatz
discusses and signs his latest book, “The Joy of x: A Guided Tour of
Math From One to Infinity” on November
17 at 3 p.m. in the Tompkins County Public Library’s BorgWarner Community Room.
From literature and philosophy to art and popular culture, math plays a role in more ways that most people could ever imagine. “The Joy of x” offers an insightful, delightful and user-friendly look at the most revered and revolting principles of mathematics.
The Schurman Professor of applied mathematics at Cornell, Strogatz was a recipient of MIT’s highest teaching prize, is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was awarded a lifetime achievement award for communication of math to the general public by the four major American mathematical societies. He is a frequent guest on WNYC’s “Radiolab” and has received rave reviews and a reprisal for his New York Times series on the elements of math.
Strogatz will discuss “The Joy of X” and bringing math to the masses during his Library talk. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event courtesy of Buffalo Street Books.
This program is free and open to an all-ages audience. For more information, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at (607) 272-4557 extension 248 or cwheeler@tcpl.org.
From literature and philosophy to art and popular culture, math plays a role in more ways that most people could ever imagine. “The Joy of x” offers an insightful, delightful and user-friendly look at the most revered and revolting principles of mathematics.
The Schurman Professor of applied mathematics at Cornell, Strogatz was a recipient of MIT’s highest teaching prize, is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and was awarded a lifetime achievement award for communication of math to the general public by the four major American mathematical societies. He is a frequent guest on WNYC’s “Radiolab” and has received rave reviews and a reprisal for his New York Times series on the elements of math.
Strogatz will discuss “The Joy of X” and bringing math to the masses during his Library talk. Copies of the book will be available for purchase at the event courtesy of Buffalo Street Books.
This program is free and open to an all-ages audience. For more information, contact Carrie Wheeler-Carmenatty at (607) 272-4557 extension 248 or cwheeler@tcpl.org.
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