Figuring It Out - Entertaining Encounters with Everyday Math (Paperback, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2010)

This is a book of mathematical stories - funny and puzzling mathematical stories. They tell of villains who try to steal secrets, heroes who encode their messages, and mathematicians who spend years on end searching for the best way to pile oranges. There are also stories about highway confusions occurring when the rules of Cartesian geometry are ignored, small-change errors due to ignorance of ancient paradoxes, and mistakes in calendars arising from poor numerical approximations. This book is about the power and beauty of mathematics. It shows mathematics in action, explained in a way that everybody can understand. It is a book for enticing youngsters and inspiring teachers. Nuno Crato is a leading science writer and mathematician, whose entertaining essays have won a number of international awards.

General

Imprint:	Springer-Verlag
Country of origin:	Germany
Release date:	August 2016
Authors:	Nuno Crato
Dimensions:	235 x 155 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	227
Edition:	Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2010
ISBN-13:	978-3-662-50552-6
Languages:	English
Subtitles:	Portuguese
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Mathematics > General Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > Popular science Promotions
LSN:	3-662-50552-5
Barcode:	9783662505526

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