Nearly all astronomers believe that the universe began with a Big Bang, and they interpret the cosmic redshift as evidence of the ensuing expansion of the universe. But an MIT mathematician had a different idea: the redshift is merely a consequence of the curvature of space. (pp. 9)
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An exceptional regular polyhedron in four-dimensional Euclidean space has a fascinating history connected with algebra, geometry, and topology--and today with computer graphics. (pp. 17)
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The Meyerhoff Scholars Program Producing High-Achieving Minority Students in Mathematics and Science Freeman A. Hrabowski III