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Numbers, Puzzles, Madness, Religion, and the Quest for Reality
Clifford A. Pickover
ISBN: 9780471690986
Format: Paperback
Publisher:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Edition: illustrated edition
Also available as an eBook
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A Passion for Mathematics is an educational, entertaining trip through the curiosities of the math world, blending an eclectic mix of history, biography, philosophy, number theory, geometry, probability, huge numbers, and mind-bending problems into a collection that is sure to please math buffs, students, and experienced mathematicians alike.
"A Passion for Mathematics" is an educational, entertaining trip through the curiosities of the math world, blending an eclectic mix of history, biography, philosophy, number theory, geometry, probability, huge numbers, and mind-bending problems into a delightfully compelling collection that is sure to please math buffs, students, and experienced mathematicians alike. In each chapter, Clifford Pickover provides factoids, anecdotes, definitions, quotations, and captivating challenges that range from fun, quirky puzzles to insanely difficult problems. Readers will encounter mad mathematicians, strange number sequences, obstinate numbers, curious constants, magic squares, fractal geese, monkeys typing "Hamlet", infinity, and much, much more. "A Passion for Mathematics" will feed readers' fascination while giving them problem-solving skills a great workout!
| ISBN | 0471690988 | | Pages | 408 | | ISBN13 | 9780471690986
(What's this?) | | Volumes | 1 | | Publisher | John Wiley and Sons Ltd | | Weight (grammes) | 582 | | Imprint | John Wiley & Sons Inc | | Published in | New York | | Format | Paperback | | Height (mm) | 233 | | Publication date | 05 Aug 2005 | | Width (mm) | 187 | | Library of Congress | QA39.3.P53 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY | 510 | | Academic level | Professional / Scholarly | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | |
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| 1 | | Numbers, history, society, and people | | 11 | | 2 | | Cool numbers | | 45 | | 3 | | Algebra, percentages, weird puzzles, and marvelous mathematical manipulations | | 111 | | 4 | | Geometry, games, and beyond | | 135 | | 5 | | Probability : take your chances | | 209 | | 6 | | Big numbers and infinity | | 233 | | 7 | | Mathematics and beauty | | 251 |
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