WASHINGTON, DC -- Awards for the year’s best mathematics writing were given on July 27 in Chicago by the Mathematical Association of America at MAA MathFest, one of the largest gathering of mathematicians in the country. “These award winners represent the best in mathematical writing, and we are...

Writing for Business Insider, Andy Kiersz recommends that "anyone who has any interest in math and math education" read Paul Lockhart's "A Mathematician's Lament." ...

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