Book Titles S.S. Chern: A Great Geometer of the 20th Century

Hardcover		S.S. Chern: A Great Geometer of the 20th Century, Expanded Edition
		ISBN: 1-57146-098-5 Year Published: 1998 Pages: 368 pages Binding: Hardcover Price: $42.00

Description: This book reveals the life and contributions of the great mathematician of the 20th century, S.S. Chern. It contains 33 photographs; an autobiographical article recounting both the formation of a mathematical mind and a great war; historical and personal reminiscences by 30 distinguished mathematicians and physicists including Bott, Griffiths, Lawson, Nirenberg, Singer, Yang, Yau and others; as well as a set of 100 open problems in mathematics. The book is essential for anyone who is interested in understanding Chern and his influence in 20th century mathematics. Contents: My Mathematical Education - S.S. Chern The Life and Mathematics of Shiing-Shen Chern, Dedicated to S.S. Chern for the Celebration of his 79th Birthday - R. Palasi and C. Terng S.S. Chern and I - C. N. Yang S.S. Chern as Geometer and Friend - A. Weil Shiing-Shen Chern, As Friend and Mathematician, A Reminiscense on the Occasion of his 80th Birthday - W.L. Chow S.S. Chern at Chicago - I.M .Singer Professor S.S. Chern, My Father-in-Law - P.C.W. Chu Shiing-Shen Chern, With Admiration as He Approaches His 80th Birthday - I. Kaplansky Some Personal Remarks about S.S. Chern - L. Nirenberg S.S. Chern - Felix E. Browder Personal Recollection of Chern at Chicago - R. Lashof For the Chern Volume - R. Bott S.S. Chern as Teacher - L. Auslander Reminiscences and Acknowledgements - H. Suzuki Professor S.S. Chern, 79th Birthday Celebration - P.A. Griffiths Shiing-Shen Chern's Influence on Value Distribution; Dedicated to Shiing-Shen Chern - W. Stoll My Encounters with S.S. Chern - W. Klingenberg On the Normal Gauss Map of a Tight Smooth Surface in R^3 - F. Haab and N.H. Kuiper My Interaction with S.S. Chern - J. Simmons Mathematical Influences and Reminiscences - M.P. do Carmo Riemannian Manifolds: From Curvature to Topology, A Brief Historical Overview - M. Berger On Chern and Youth - B. Lawson Remarks Delivered at Chern's 79th Birthday Celebration - J. Cheeger Some Thoughts about S.S. Chern - A. Weinstein (More in the list...) Editor: Shing-Tung Yau, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA To Order: Book Orders Book Sales - Great discounts on other popular titles!