The Computers Are Not Replacing Mathematicians; They

As Far As I Know, Clifford Pickover Is The First Mathematician To Write A Book About Areas Where Math And Theology Overlap. Are There Mathematical Proofs Of God? Who Are The Great Mathematicians Who Believed In A Deity? Does Numerology Lead Anywhere When Applied To Sacred Literature? Pickover Covers These And Many Other Off-trail Topics With His Usual Verve, Humor, And Clarity. And Along The Way The Reader Will Learn A Great Deal Of Serious Mathematics.

Indeed, There Is Something To Be Said For The Old Math When Taught By A Poorly Trained Teacher. He Can, At Least, Get Across The Fundamental Rules Of Calculation Without Too Much Confusion. The Same Teacher Trying To Teach New Math Is Apt To Get Across Nothing At All.

In Many Cases A Dull Proof Can Be Supplemented By A Geometric Analogue So Simple And Beautiful That The Truth Of A Theorem Is Almost Seen At A Glance.

Mathematics Is Not Only Real, But It Is The Only Reality. That Is That Entire Universe Is Made Of Matter, Obviously. And Matter Is Made Of Particles. It's Made Of Electrons And Neutrons And Protons. So The Entire Universe Is Made Out Of Particles. Now What Are The Particles Made Out Of They're Not Made Out Of Anything. The Only Thing You Can Say About The Reality Of An Electron Is To Cite Its Mathematical Properties. So There's A Sense In Which Matter Has Completely Dissolved And What Is Left Is Just A Mathematical Structure.

Mathemagical Mathematics Combines The Beauty Of Mathematical Structure With The Entertainment Value Of A Trick.