Just from reading the introduction, this book seems extremely well written, far-reaching, and just plain cool.
On days like this, I'm always tempted to drop all my current courses and just spend the time reading a book.
On days like this, I'm always tempted to drop all my current courses and just spend the time reading a book.
>Congrats to Avi Wigderson for winning the Knuth Prize. When I was asked to write a supporting nomination letter, my first suggestion was to submit a blank sheet of paper—since for anyone in theoretical computer science, there’s nothing that needs to be said about why Avi should win any awards we have. I hope Avi remains a guiding light of our community for many years to com
Avi Wigderson homepage is full of interesting stuff. https://www.math.ias.edu/avi/