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The Spirit of Mathematics

Algebra and all that
BuchGebunden
178 Seiten
Englisch
Oxford University Presserschienen am09.03.2023
The Spirit of Mathematics brings to life the most elementary parts of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry in a new way. It sets out problems and draws out the wonder and 'magic' of finding their solutions with an infectious enthusiasm. Acheson packs a remarkable amount of surprising mathematics into this short work.mehr
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Produkt

KlappentextThe Spirit of Mathematics brings to life the most elementary parts of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry in a new way. It sets out problems and draws out the wonder and 'magic' of finding their solutions with an infectious enthusiasm. Acheson packs a remarkable amount of surprising mathematics into this short work.
Details
ISBN/GTIN978-0-19-284508-5
ProduktartBuch
EinbandartGebunden
Erscheinungsjahr2023
Erscheinungsdatum09.03.2023
Seiten178 Seiten
SpracheEnglisch
MasseBreite 135 mm, Höhe 203 mm, Dicke 24 mm
Gewicht268 g
Illustrationen132 black-and-white illustrations
Artikel-Nr.58816641

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis
1: Introduction2: Whatever Happened to A, B, and C?3: The 1089 Trick4: Another Kind of Magic5: Just Imagine...6: A Most Unusual Lecture7: Why are Mathematicians Obsessed by Proof?8: Puzzling Mathematics9: Why Does (-1) × (-1) = +1?10: It's a Square World11: Algebra in Action12: 'Compleating the Square'13: Slices of Pi14: The Golden Ratio15: Proof by Chocolate16: The Puzzled Farmer17: Mathematics and Snooker18: The Wicked Schoolteacher19: Trains, Boats, and Planes20: I've Seen That Before, Somewhere ...21: An Apple Falls ...22: Rollercoaster Mathematics23: The Electric Guitar Revisited24: The Domino Effect25: Real or Imaginary?26: The Square Root of Minus One27: Inspector Riemann Investigates ...28: Infinite Danger29: 1 + 1 to the Rescue!30: And Finally ...Notes and referencesFurther ReadingIndexmehr

Autor

David Acheson is Emeritus Fellow of Jesus College, Oxford, and was the University's first winner of a National Teaching Fellowship in 2004. He was President of the Mathematical Association from 2010 to 2011, and now lectures widely on mathematics to young people and the general public. In 2013, Acheson was awarded an Honorary D.Sc. by the University of East Anglia for his outstanding work in the popularisation of mathematics. His books include 1089 and All That (OUP, 2002), The Calculus Story, (OUP, 2017), and The Wonder Book of Geometry, (OUP, 2020).