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Professor of Mathematics Noam D. Elkies will be awarded the Lester R. Ford Award today by the Mathematical Association of America (MAA), the world’s largest organization dedicated to collegiate mathematics education...
...Lester R. Ford Award—named after a former editor of American Mathematical Monthly and president of the MAA—was created in 1964 to recognize authors of articles in the magazine that demonstrated expository excellence, according to an MAA press release...
...MAA officials could not be reached for comment at the Summer MathFest in Providence, R.I., where the award will be given...
...noted in the citation, the paper is a model of clear exposition showing unexpected and interesting relations between different, seemingly unrelated areas of mathematics,” the MAA wrote in its press release...
INTOXICATING TEAIn contrast, the soft sell rules downstairs at the Sri Maa Perfume Shop. Passersby are offered seemingly innocent cups of the Sri Maa Special Masala Tea, so flavorful it's addictive. Owner Shiku pours smaller and smaller doses of it, to the point where his victim will buy anything to get another cup. Once the requisite fragrant oils are purchased, Shiku produces a tiny gold velvet bag redolent of rare spices: cinnamon, cardamom, clove, mace, nutmeg and saffron?the secret to his house blend. "For five dollars," he whispers, "you can make the tea at home." But when...