The mathematics lover's companion
Subtitle: masterpieces for everyone
By: Edward Scheinerman
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 274
ISBN-13: 9780300223002
Subjects: Mathematics; Problems, exercises; Popular works
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-270) and index.
Table of contents: title: Part I. Number. Prime numbers; title: Binary; title: 0.999999999999...; title: [Square root of]2; title: i; title: [Pi]; title: e; title: [Infinity]; title: Fibonacci numbers; title: Factorial!; title: Benford's law; title: Algorithm; title: Part II. Shape. Triangles; title: Pythagoras and Fermat; title: Circles; title: The Platonic solids; title: Fractals; title: Hyperbolic geometry; title: Part III. Uncertainty. Nontransitive dice; title: Medical probability; title: Chaos; title: Social choice and Arrow's theorem; title: Newcomb's paradox.