In MATHEMATICS IN 10 LESSONS: THE GRAND TOUR (Prometheus Books. $18.95), Jerry P. King gives readers the opportunity to experience firsthand mathematics' aesthetic elegance and intellectual pleasures.

For some girl-math enthusiasts, ... Those who identify as clean girls have a very modern, minimalist aesthetic. Their makeup, style, and daily routines are all refined to appear flawless.

The golden ratio’s aesthetic bona fides are an urban legend, a myth, a design unicorn. ... When you do the math, the golden ratio doesn’t come out to 1.6180. It comes out to 1.6180339887 ...

The Best Writing on Mathematics 2013 Edited by Mircea Pitici. Princeton Univ., $21.95 (272p) ISBN 978-0-691-16041-2 ...

Art and mathematics. For many, this would appear to be synonymous with chalk and cheese. One is the domain of emotional expression, passion and aesthetics.

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