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IS MATHEMATICS INEVITABLE?
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| By: |
Underwood Dudley |
| Format: |
Hardback |
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£48.50 |
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| ISBN 10: |
0883855666 |
| ISBN 13: |
9780883855669 |
| Publisher: |
MATHEMATICAL ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA |
| Pub. date: |
29 April, 2008 |
| Series: |
Spectrum S. |
| Pages: |
325 |
| Description: |
A collection of true stories, anecdotes and other gems from the literature of mathematics. |
| Synopsis: |
This is a collection of gems from the literature of mathematics that shine as brightly today as when they first appeared in print - they deserve to be seen and admired. The selections include two opposing views on the purpose of mathematics, the strong law of small numbers, the treatment of calculus in the 1771 Encyclopaedia Britannica, several proofs that the number of legs on a horse is infinite, a deserved refutation of the ridiculous Euler-Diderot anecdote, the real story of pi and the Indiana legislature, the reason why Theodorus stopped proving that square roots were irrational when he got to the square root of 17, an excerpt from Mathematics Made Difficult, a glimpse into the mind of a calculating prodigy, and much more. There will be something here for anyone interested in mathematics. |
| Illustrations: |
Illustrations |
| Publication: |
US |
| Imprint: |
Mathematical Association of America |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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