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The Scottish Book: Mathematics from The Scottish Caf�, with Selected Problems from The New Scottish Book / Edition 2

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The Scottish Book: Mathematics from The Scottish Caf�, with Selected Problems from The New Scottish Book / Edition 2
The Scottish Book: Mathematics from The Scottish Caf�, with Selected Problems from The New Scottish Book / Edition 2

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The Scottish Book: Mathematics from The Scottish Caf�, with Selected Problems from The New Scottish Book / Edition 2

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In the 35 years since the first edition published, several more problems have been fully or partially solved, but even today many still remain unsolved and several prizes remain unclaimed. In view of this, the editor has gathered new and updated commentaries on the original 193 problems. Some problems are solved for the first time in this edition. Included again in full are transcripts of lectures given by Stanislaw Ulam, Mark Kac, Antoni Zygmund, Paul Erdös, and Andrzej Granas that provide amazing insights into the mathematical environment of Lwów before World War II and the development of . Also new in this edition are a brief history of the University of Wrocław’s , created to revive the tradition of the original, and some selected problems from it. offers a unique opportunity to communicate with the people and ideas of a time and place that had an enormous influence on the development of mathematics and try their hand on the unsolved problems. Anyone in the general mathematical community with an interest in the history of modern mathematics will find this to be an insightful and fascinating read.

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