SIAM Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Ernest Davis reviews John Stillwell’s newest #book, "The Story of Proof: Logic and the History of Mathematics," in SIAM News. The text offers a whirlwind tour across a huge panorama that encompasses most topics in undergraduate #mathematics. Read more: https://t.co/0QtlDKEjiz https://t.co/jKPYO0Kt4b

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The September issue of SIAM News is now live! In this month's edition, @DrMRFrancis recaps Leah Edelstein-Keshet's #SIAMAN22 John von Neumann Prize Lecture on #mathematical models in #biology for self-organization within and between cells. Check it out! https://t.co/B2l4OvF5ub https://t.co/msMg4X6d8Z

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Ernest Davis reviews Lorraine Daston’s "Rules: A Short History of What We Live By" in SIAM News. The #book surveys the vast landscape of societal rules, combining conceptual and #historical analysis with a wealth of examples. Read more here! https://t.co/gk9YvY8ff3 https://t.co/UmIeA6sl0j

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In SIAM News, Ernest Davis reviews @gswrites’s new #book, "Phenomena: Doppelmayr’s Celestial Atlas." The tome reproduces Johann Gabriel Doppelmayr’s 1742 "Atlas Coelestis," enhancing it with additional illustrations and explanations. Read more: https://t.co/a6C30vF8Ix https://t.co/vwaxq92eNw

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Ernest Davis reviews "Axiomatics: Mathematical Thought and High Modernism" by Alma Steingart in SIAM News. The #book addresses the history of “mathematical thought”—that is, thoughts about #mathematics—from various perspectives. Read more: https://t.co/4cHCBbRe1s https://t.co/sEIjAz6bKQ

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Check out one of SIAM's latest books, Numerical Linear Algebra Twenty-fifth Anniversary Edition by Lloyd N. Trefethen and @davidbau! For more information and to order: https://t.co/gB3ZYDT5Nl #SIAMBooks #linearalgebra https://t.co/3gh7kIPaR0

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Check out a new SIAM book, The Basics of Practical Optimization, second edition, by Adam B. Levy! For more information and to order: https://t.co/G8Cf6JEqeP. #SIAMBooks https://t.co/gwePj1hj0N

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Although #Venn diagrams are commonplace, their namesake is perhaps less well known. In SIAM News, Ernest Davis reviews "John Venn: A Life in Logic" by Lukas Verburgt: a #book that explores Venn’s life and works in the context of his times. Read more here! https://t.co/03sCvHSqBS https://t.co/2o4aOvusV9

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Check out a new SIAM book, Fundamentals of Numerical Computation: Julia Edition, by Tobin A Driscoll and Richard J. Braun! For more information and to order: https://t.co/0ivYCFNEfn #SIAMBooks #datascience #numericalanalysis #scientificcomputing https://t.co/lXS3b5wC7p

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Paul Messina reviews "A New History of Modern Computing" by Thomas Haigh and Paul E. Ceruzzi in this month's issue of SIAM News, finding that the #book uses an approachable and engaging narrative style to explore the path to modern #computing. Read more: https://t.co/2wJQdAnmTb https://t.co/z7vdWVCzc1