TY - BOOK AU - Iosevich, Alex AU - Iosevich, Alex TI - A View From the Top: :analysis, combinatorics and number theory SN - 9789393330154 U1 - 512.97 IOS PY - 2007/// CY - Providence PB - ;American Mathematical Society, KW - Mathematics KW - Algebra KW - Combinatorial analysis KW - Analyse combinatoire KW - 31.00 mathematics: general KW - Talteori KW - Number theory N1 - The Cauchy-Schwarz inequality -- Projections in R³ -- the elephant makes an appearance! -- Projections in four dimensions -- Projections and cubes -- Incidences and matrices -- Basics of grids over finite fields -- Besicovitch-Kakeya conjecture in two dimensions -- A gentle entry into higher dimensions -- Some basic counting, probability and a few twists -- A more involved taste of probability -- Oscillatory integrals and fun that lies beyond -- Integer points and a crash course in Fourier analysis -- Return of the Fourier transform -- It is time to say goodbye N2 - "This book is based on a capstone course that the author taught to upper division undergraduate students with the goal to explain and visualize the connections between different areas of mathematics and the way different subject matters flow from one another. In teaching his readers a variety of problem solving techniques as well, the author succeeds in enhancing the readers' hands-on knowledge of mathematics and provides glimpses into the world of research and discovery. The connections between different techniques and areas of mathematics are emphasized throughout and constitute one of the most important lessons this book attempts to impart. This book is interesting and accessible to anyone with a basic knowledge of high school mathematics and a curiosity about research mathematics."--Jacke ER -