Download or read book The Honors Class written by Ben Yandell and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2001-12-12 with total page 498 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This eminently readable book focuses on the people of mathematics and draws the reader into their fascinating world. In a monumental address, given to the International Congress of Mathematicians in Paris in 1900, David Hilbert, perhaps the most respected mathematician of his time, developed a blueprint for mathematical research in the new century.