How to Do Good Mathematics: Differential Geometry, Global Topology, and the Wisdom of a Wolf Prize Laureate

A definitive collection of essays, lectures, and reflections by the "Father of Modern Differential Geometry," Shiing-Shen Chern (1911–2004). Curated for mathematicians, historians of science, and educators, How to Do Good Mathematics provides a primary-source perspective on the evolution of 20th-century mathematics. As the founding director of the Mathematical Sciences Research Institute (MSRI) and a Wolf Prize laureate, Chern's influence extends far beyond the Chern Classes. This volume fe...