The mathematics lover's companion : masterpieces for everyone /
Scheinerman, Edward R.,
The mathematics lover's companion : masterpieces for everyone / Edward Scheinerman. - xx, 274 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270) and index.
Part I. Number : 1. Prime numbers ; 2. Binary ; 3. 0.999999999999... ; 4. [Square root of]2 ; 5. i ; 6. [Pi] ; 7. e ; 8. [Infinity] ; 9. Fibonacci numbers ; 10. Factorial! ; 11. Benford's law ; 12. Algorithm ; -- Part II. Shape: 13. Triangles ; 14. Pythagoras and Fermat ; 15. Circles ; 16. The platonic solids ; 17. Fractals ; 18. Hyperbolic geometry -- Part III. Uncertainty: 19. Nontransitive dice ; 20. Medical probability ; 21. Chaos ; 22. Social choice and Arrow's theorem ; 23. Newcomb's paradox.
In bite-sized chapters that require only high school algebra, [Edward Scheinerman] invites recreational mathematicians and neophytes alike to try their hands at solving mathematical puzzles and provides an engaging and friendly tour of numbers, shapes, and uncertainty. The result is an unforgettable introduction to the fundamentals and pleasures of thinking mathematically. --
9780300223002 (hbk) 0300223005 (hbk)
2016946694
Mathematics--Problems, exercises, etc.
Mathematics--Popular works.
Mathematics.
Popular works.
Problems and exercises.
QA43 / .S337 2017
510/.76
The mathematics lover's companion : masterpieces for everyone / Edward Scheinerman. - xx, 274 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270) and index.
Part I. Number : 1. Prime numbers ; 2. Binary ; 3. 0.999999999999... ; 4. [Square root of]2 ; 5. i ; 6. [Pi] ; 7. e ; 8. [Infinity] ; 9. Fibonacci numbers ; 10. Factorial! ; 11. Benford's law ; 12. Algorithm ; -- Part II. Shape: 13. Triangles ; 14. Pythagoras and Fermat ; 15. Circles ; 16. The platonic solids ; 17. Fractals ; 18. Hyperbolic geometry -- Part III. Uncertainty: 19. Nontransitive dice ; 20. Medical probability ; 21. Chaos ; 22. Social choice and Arrow's theorem ; 23. Newcomb's paradox.
In bite-sized chapters that require only high school algebra, [Edward Scheinerman] invites recreational mathematicians and neophytes alike to try their hands at solving mathematical puzzles and provides an engaging and friendly tour of numbers, shapes, and uncertainty. The result is an unforgettable introduction to the fundamentals and pleasures of thinking mathematically. --
9780300223002 (hbk) 0300223005 (hbk)
2016946694
Mathematics--Problems, exercises, etc.
Mathematics--Popular works.
Mathematics.
Popular works.
Problems and exercises.
QA43 / .S337 2017
510/.76