Mathematicians solve equations, or try to. But sometimes the solutions are not as interesting as the beautiful symmetric patterns that lead to them. Written in a friendly style for a general audience, Fearless Symmetry is the first popular math book to discuss these elegant and mysterious patterns and the ingenious techniques mathematicians use to uncover them. Hidden symmetries were first discovered nearly two hundred years ago by French mathematician évariste Galois. They have been used extensively in the oldest and largest branch of mathematics--number theory--for such diverse applications as acoustics, radar, and codes and ciphers. They have also been employed in the study of Fibonacci numbers and to attack well-known problems such as Fermat's Last Theorem, Pythagorean Triples, and the ever-elusive Riemann Hypothesis. Mathematicians are still devising techniques for teasing out these mysterious patterns, and their uses are limited only by the imagination. The first popular book to addre
Which plays are included under the heading 'Shakespeare's lastplays', and when does Shakespeare's 'last' period begin? What ismeant by a 'late play', and what are the benefits in defining playsin this way? Reflecting the recent growth of interest in latestudies, and recognising the gaps in accessible scholarship on thisarea, leading international Shakespeare scholars address these andmany other questions. The essays locate Shakespeare's last plays –single and co-authored – in the period of their composition,consider the significant characteristics of their Jacobean context,and explore the rich afterlives, on stage, in print and other mediaof The Winter's Tale, Cymbeline, The Tempest, Pericles, The TwoNoble Kinsmen and Henry VIII. The volume opens with a historicaltimeline that places the plays in the contexts of contemporarypolitical events, theatrical events, other cultural milestones,Shakespeare's life and that of his playing company, the King'sMen.
This book offers a comprehensive and lively introduction tomajor writers, genres and topics in Canadian literature. Addressingtraditional assumptions and current issues, contributors payattention to the social, political and economic developments thathave informed literary events. Broad surveys of fiction, drama, andpoetry are complemented by chapters on Aboriginal writing,autobiography, literary criticism, writing by women, and theemergence of urban writing in a country historically defined by itsregions. Also discussed are genres that have a special place inCanadian literature, such as nature-writing, exploration andtravel-writing, and short fiction. Athough the emphasis is onliterature in English, a substantial chapter on francophone writingis included.
This Companion offers an up-to-date overview of the beliefs,doctrines, and practices of the key philosophical concepts at theheart of Christian theology. The sixteen chapters, commissionedspecially for this volume, are written by an internationallyrecognized team of scholars and examine topics such as the Trinity,God's necessary existence, simplicity, omnipotence, omniscience,omnipresence, goodness, eternity and providence, the incarnation,resurrection, atonement, sin and salvation, the problem of evil,church rites, revelation and miracles, prayer, and the afterlife.Written in non-technical, accessible language, they not only offera synthesis of scholarship on these topics but also suggestquestions and topics for further investigation.
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Bernard Williams' remarkable essay on morality confronts theproblems of writing moral philosophy, and offers a stimulatingalternative to more systematic accounts that seem nevertheless tohave left all the important issues somewhere off the page.
