Magnificent mistakes in mathematics /
Posamentier, Alfred S.
Lehmann, Ingmar.
"Requiring no more than high-school-level math competency, this playful excursion through the nuances of math will give you a better grasp of this fundamental, all-important science"--
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-280) and index.
Noteworthy mistakes by famous mathematicians -- Mistakes in arithmetic -- Algebraic mistakes -- Geometric mistakes -- Mistakes in probability and statistics.
"Requiring no more than high-school-level math competency, this playful excursion through the nuances of math will give you a better grasp of this fundamental, all-important science"--
Mathematics
Errors, Scientific.
Discoveries in science.
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