Despite what we may sometimes imagine, popular mathematics
writing didn't begin with Martin Gardner. In fact, it has a rich
tradition stretching back hundreds of years. This entertaining and
enlightening anthology--the first of its kind--gathers nearly one
hundred fascinating selections from the past 500 years of popular
math writing, bringing to life a little-known side of math history.
Ranging from the late fifteenth to the late twentieth century, and
drawing from books, newspapers, magazines, and websites, "A Wealth
of Numbers" includes recreational, classroom, and work mathematics;
mathematical histories and biographies; accounts of higher
mathematics; explanations of mathematical instruments; discussions
of how math should be taught and learned; reflections on the place
of math in the world; and math in fiction and humor.
Featuring many tricks, games, problems, and puzzles, as well as
much history and trivia, the selections include a sixteenth-century
guide to making a horizontal sundial; "Newton for the Ladies"
(1739); Leonhard Euler on the idea of velocity (1760);
"Mathematical Toys" (1785); a poetic version of the rule of three
(1792); "Lotteries and Mountebanks" (1801); Lewis Carroll on the
game of logic (1887); "Maps and Mazes" (1892); "Einstein's Real
Achievement" (1921); "Riddles in Mathematics" (1945); "New Math for
Parents" (1966); and "PC Astronomy" (1997). Organized by thematic
chapters, each selection is placed in context by a brief
introduction.
A unique window into the hidden history of popular mathematics,
"A Wealth of Numbers" will provide many hours of fun and learning
to anyone who loves popular mathematics and science.
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