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Evolution equations: applications to physics, industry, life sciences and economics

Mimmo Iannelli and Günter Lumer (eds.) Eveq2000 Conf. Levico Terme (Italy), Birkhaüser, 2003, 424 pp., price € 124.-
Level: advanced.
The papers in this volume cover all the subjects mentioned in the title but from a fundamental mathematical point of view. Interesting for mathematical analysts keeping a (rather distant) eye on applications.
La matematica del Novocento, dagli insiemi alla complessità
(The mathematics of the 20th century, from sets to complexity)

Piergiorgio Odifreddi, Einaudi, Torino, 2000, 194 pp., price € 16.- (pbk).
Level: introductory.
First history of mathematics in the 20th century and remarkable coverage of pure and applied mathematics including dynamical systems. Translations in a number of major Western languages will appear shortly.
Cover of Ergodic theory of numbers Ergodic theory of numbers

Karma Dajani and Cor Kraaikamp, Carus Math. monographs 29, Math. Ass. Am. 2002, 190 pp., price US$ 39.95 (pbk).
Level: advanced.
Focuses on the relation between number theory (the distribution of digits in various expansions for instance of π or Diophantic approximations) and ergodic theory.
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