TY  - BOOK
AU  - Scheinerman,Edward R.
TI  - The mathematics lover's companion: masterpieces for everyone 
SN  - 9780300223002 (hbk)
AV  - QA43 .S337 2017
U1  - 510/.76 23
PY  - 2017///]
CY  - New Haven
PB  - Yale University Press
KW  - Mathematics
KW  - Problems, exercises, etc
KW  - Popular works
KW  - fast
KW  - Problems and exercises
N1  - 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
N2  - 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. --
ER  -