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Saunders Mac Lane, the Knight of Mathematics

July 11, 2005

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Eulogy for Andrew Wiles

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The text of an oration to present Prof Andrew Wiles for the degree of Doctor of Science, Honoris Causa, at the University of Warwick

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Hans Grauert: Mathematician Pur

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This article was written on the occasion of Hans Grauert receiving the Cantor Medallion of the Deutsche Mathematische Vereinigung. It is a brief overview of his mathematical contributions and attempts to convey the author's great respect for the man and his science.

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What is Mathematics and What Should it Be

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Doron Zeilberger
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This article, dedicated, with admiration to Reuben Hersh, for his forthcoming 90th birthday, argues that mathematics today is not yet a science, but that it is high time that it should become one.

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SPM Bulletin 2

February 6, 2003

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Boaz Tsaban
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Classical Analysis and ODEs
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Logic

This is the second issue of the SPM Bulletin (SPM stands for "Selection Principles in Mathematics"). The first issue is math.GN/0301011 and contains some background and details.

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I.M.Gelfand and his seminar -- a presence

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Alexander Beilinson
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These are reminiscences of I.M.Gelfand's mathematical seminar of 1970s-1980s. The essay will appear in the March 2016 issue of Notices of the AMS.

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Notes in Pure Mathematics & Mathematical Structures in Physics

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Edoardo Niccolai
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These Notes deal with various areas of mathematics, and seek reciprocal combinations, explore mutual relations, ranging from abstract objects to problems in physics.

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Uffe Haagerup - His life and mathematics

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In remembrance of Professor Uffe Valentin Haagerup (1949--2015), as a brilliant mathematician, we review some aspects of his life, and his outstanding mathematical accomplishments.

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The work of James Maynard

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Kannan Soundararajan
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We give a brief account of some of the most spectacular results established by James Maynard for which he has been awarded the Fields Medal.

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The Limits of Mathematics---Extended Abstract

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We summarize four different versions of our course notes on the limits of mathematics.

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Kenneth Geddes Wilson, 1936-2013, An Appreciation

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Kenneth G. Wilson made deep and insightful contributions to statistical physics, particle physics, and related fields. He was also a helpful and thoughtful human being.

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