Art of the Infinite
by Robert Kaplan, Ellen Kaplan
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My interest in mathematics is traceable directly to The art of the Infinite (by Robert & Ellen Kaplan).
on “Ask HN: The book that did it for you in math and/or CS?” ↗…Circle (originally named “The Math Circle”), the earliest math circle in the US, was founded in Boston, MA in 1994 by Robert and Ellen Kaplan[1], authors of such books as Out of the Labyrinth[2] and The Art of the Infinite[3]. The intention, in Bob's words, "Small groups meet with their leader, each seeing and talking with all; and as always, the leader no more than posing a deep and exciting question (an accessible mystery)…
on “Accessible Mysteries: The Global Math Circle” ↗