Well, it hasn’t been that long since my last update. At least from a certain point of view.
I recently received in the mail, a new book by Youhua Li titled, “Learning Mathematics Can Be Addictive“. It’s written in Chinese so I can’t actually read it, but looking at the graphs and equations I can tell that it covers lots of interesting mathematics. It’s meant to be a popular book rather than a textbook. Most importantly, at least from the perspective of my ego, it has (a translation of) my Periodic Table of Finite Simple Groups on the inside of the dust jacket. I think it’s a really cool idea — you can pull it out and use it for reference. You know, when you’re … doing a thing … that needs a periodic table of finite simple groups. Thanks Youhua for sending me a copy!
I also neglected to mention another book with the PToFSG in it. It’s named “Algebraic Structures, Class Guide” by Águeda Mata and is written in Spanish, which I can in fact read. Unfortunately, it appears to be out of print, so you might have to attend the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid if you want to find a copy. Águeda was kind enough to send me a copy a few years ago which I greatly appreciate.
It really is about the people you meet along the way.
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