Book launch of eugenia chengs the art of logic school. Alongside her research in category theory and undergraduate teaching her aim is to rid the world of math phobia. Cheng is the author of the popular math books how to bake pi and beyond infinity, and she writes the column everyday math for the wall street journal. To infinity and beyond with mathematician eugenia cheng. Recipes for tapping the logic and beauty of mathematics. Beginning with the classic thought experiment of hilberts hotel the place where you can almost always find a room, if you dont mind being moved. How to bake pi eugenia cheng 9780465051717 netgalley. Dr eugenia cheng is scientist in residence at the school of the art institute of. From debates about samesex marriage to white privilege a book of pure maths applied to the real world makes the case for thinking more.
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Eugenia cheng, scientistinresidence at the school of the art institute of chicago and senior lecturer of pure mathematics at the university of sheffield, gave the math is key talk on tuesday, march 6, 2018. Dr eugenia cheng is scientist in residence at the school of the art institute of chicago. An expedition to the outer limits of mathematics basic books, 2017 and the art of logic in an illogical world basic books, 2018. There is a sense in which this book is proof it can. A lot of people are put off by math because they like it when its fun. She won tenure in pure mathematics at the university of sheffield, uk, where she is now honorary fellow. In her book, she talks about what math is, the nature of math, and category theory specifically. She is now honorary fellow at the university of sheffield and honorary visiting fellow at city university, london. Eugenia chengs enthusiasm and carefully chosen metaphors and analogies carry us effortlessly through the mathematical landscape of the infinite.
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