Knots and Surfaces - A Guide to Discovering Mathematics (Paperback)

In most mathematics textbooks, the most exciting part of mathematics - the process of invention and discovery - is completely hidden from the reader. The aim of ""Knots and Surfaces"" is to change all that. By means of a series of carefully selected tasks, this book leads readers to discover some real mathematics. There are no formulas to memorize; no procedures to follow. The book is a guide: its job is to start you in the right direction and to bring you back if you stray too far. Discovery is left to you. Suitable for a one-semester course at the beginning undergraduate level, there are no prerequisites for understanding the text. Any college student interested in discovering the beauty of mathematics will enjoy a course taught from this book. The book has also been used successfully with non science students who want to fulfill a science requirement. Also available from the AMS by David W. Farmer is ""Groups and Symmetry: A Guide to Discovering Mathematics"".

General

Imprint:	American Mathematical Society
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Mathematical World
Release date:	November 1995
Authors:	D. W. Farmer • Theodore B. Stanford
Dimensions:	260 x 184 x 10mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	101
ISBN-13:	978-0-8218-0451-3
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Combinatorics & graph theory Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Geometry > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > Topology > General Promotions
LSN:	0-8218-0451-0
Barcode:	9780821804513

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