The Book "A=B" - now downloadable

http://www.math.upenn.edu/~wilf/AeqB.html

by ColinWright • 15 years ago

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This is worth reading for anyone who has even a passing interest in how "real" math is done. But it's hardly a new development that the book is available online... that web page has been up since at least 2008.

impendia2• 15 years ago

I don't know what you mean by "real math"... but Doron Zeilberger is a contrarian and their approach is quite different than that of most working mathematicians.

That said, the book is wildly original, absolutely brilliant, and much more accessible than most current math research.

monochromatic2• 15 years ago

I guess what I meant is something more serious than what most people have been exposed to. I didn't mean to imply that Zeilberger takes the same approach as other working mathematicians.

I agree though that his work tends to be more accessible. Another very accessible paper by one of the co-authors here, Herbert Wilf, is worth mentioning: http://www.math.clemson.edu/~calkin/Papers/calkin_wilf_recou...

ott2• 15 years ago

This is a great book but it has been downloadable since 2007, if not earlier.

raymondh• 15 years ago

FWIW, I have the printed version and it is one of the most beautiful books I own. Both the content and production quality are first-rate.

muyuu• 15 years ago

Any reviews?

impendia2• 15 years ago

Also, for more excellent writing by Zeilberger, try this:

http://math.rejecta.org/vol1-num1/10-17

Be sure to scroll through until you find the Narrow-Minded and Ignorant Referee's Report.

tzs2• 15 years ago

His "opinions" page, http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~zeilberg/OPINIONS.html , is full of interesting reading.

crasshopper• 15 years ago

When you say "interesting", do you mean that in a way that mocks Zeilberger, or is sympathetic to him?

ColinWright• 15 years ago

The actual report and reply is here:

http://www.math.rutgers.edu/~zeilberg/RefTipesh.html

MaysonL• 15 years ago

He gave a great memorial lecture to Paul Erdös: http://vimeo.com/11931546

ctdonath• 15 years ago

Do wish the first page was the title page (instead of "intentionally left blank") as iBooks and other e-readers render the first page as the file's icon.

The Book "A=B" - now downloadable

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