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Thesis, the johns hopkins university, department of mathematical sciences, 1989. An enthusiastic celebration of the beauty of mathematics. Professor of mathematics harvey mudd college p rofessor arthur t. So why, when math is beautiful and exciting, is so much of what we. Arthur benjamin, professor of mathematics at harvey mudd college, explains the fundamentals of performing mental mathematics. An introduction to the trace formula james arthur contents foreword 3 part i.
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