How much math can you cover in five minutes? Quite a bit, if you
have a good guide. In this collection of one hundred short essays,
Ehrhard Behrends offers a tour through contemporary and everyday
mathematics. The topics range from pure mathematics to applications
of mathematics to observations about the mathematics that surrounds
us in daily life. Here, we read about the parable of grains of rice
on a chessboard, the mathematics of the lottery, music and
mathematics, intriguing paradoxes, the concept of infinity, the
Poincare conjecture, quantum computers, and plenty more.
General
| Imprint: |
American Mathematical Society
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
May 2008 |
| First published: |
2008 |
| Authors: |
Ehrhard Behrends
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| Dimensions: |
220 x 140 x 22mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
380 |
| Edition: |
illustrated edition |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-8218-4348-2 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Science & Mathematics >
Mathematics >
General
Promotions
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| LSN: |
0-8218-4348-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780821843482 |
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