Mazur (Euclid in the Rainforest) gives readers the fascinating history behind the mathematical symbols we use, and completely take for granted, every day. Mathematical notation turns numbers into ...

You may not realize it, but Pi Day is a real, nationally recognized holiday. In 2014, Joseph Mazur, author of Enlightening Symbols: A Short History of Mathematical Notation and Its Hidden Powers, ...

STONE RIDGE >> “Writing the History of Mathematical Notation: 1483-1700 (Docent Press, 2015),” coedited by Douglas Furman, an associate professor of mathematics, coordinator of the Math Collegian ...

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Before the 16th century, most math equations were written as metered verse. Thank god for graphic-design-inclined mathematicians.