Lion Hunting Other Mathematical Pursuits

Author : Ralph P. Boas Jr.
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-07-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780883853238

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Lion Hunting & Other Mathematical Pursuits: A Collection of Mathematics, Verse and Stories by Ralph P. Boas Jr. Pdf

In the famous paper of 1938, “A Contribution to the Mathematical Theory of Big Game Hunting”, written by Ralph Boas along with Frank Smithies, using the pseudonym H. Pétard, Boas describes sixteen methods for hunting a lion. This marvelous collection of Boas memorabilia contains not only the original article, but also several additional articles, as late as 1985, giving many further methods. But once you are through with lion hunting, you can hunt through the remainder of the book to find numerous gems by and about this remarkable mathematician. Not only will you find his biography of Bourbaki along with a description of his feud with the French mathematician, but also you will find a lucid discussion of the mean value theorem. There are anecdotes Boas told about many famous mathematicians, along with a large collection of his mathematical verses. You will find mathematical articles like a proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra and pedagogical articles giving Boas' views on making mathematics intelligible.

Author : Ralph Philip Boas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0883853000

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Lion Hunting &[and] Other Mathematical Pursuits by Ralph Philip Boas Pdf

Author : Boas, Ralph Philip Boas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0883853000

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Lion Hunting & Other Mathematical Pursuits by Boas, Ralph Philip Boas Pdf

Author : Ralph Philip Boas (Jr.)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0883853000

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Lion Hunting and Other Mathematical Pursuits by Ralph Philip Boas (Jr.) Pdf

Author : Ralph Philip Boas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0883853000

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Lion Hunting & Other Mathematical Pursuits by Ralph Philip Boas Pdf

In the famous paper of 1938, 'A Contribution to the Mathematical Theory of Big Game Hunting', written by Ralph Boas along with Frank Smithies, using the pseudonym H.W.O. Pe;tard, Boas describes sixteen methods for hunting a lion. This marvelous collection of Boas memorabilia contains not only the original article, but also several additional articles, as late as 1985, giving many further methods. But once you are through with lion hunting, you can hunt through the remainder of the book to find numerous gems by and about this remarkable mathematician. Not only will you find his biography of Bourbaki along with a description of his feud with the French mathematician, but also you will find a lucid discussion of the mean value theorem. There are anecdotes Boas told about many famous mathematicians, along with a large collection of his mathematical verses. You will find mathematical articles like a proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra and pedagogical articles giving Boas' views on making mathematics intelligible.

Author : Ralph Philip Boas
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Lion hunting
ISBN : 0883853000

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Lion Hunting & Other Mathematical Pursuits by Ralph Philip Boas Pdf

Author : Ralph P. Boas Jr.
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781470458393

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Lion Hunting & Other Mathematical Pursuits: A Collection of Mathematics, Verse and Stories by Ralph P. Boas Jr. Pdf

In the famous paper of 1938, “A Contribution to the Mathematical Theory of Big Game Hunting”, written by Ralph Boas along with Frank Smithies, using the pseudonym H. Pétard, Boas describes sixteen methods for hunting a lion. This marvelous collection of Boas memorabilia contains not only the original article, but also several additional articles, as late as 1985, giving many further methods. But once you are through with lion hunting, you can hunt through the remainder of the book to find numerous gems by and about this remarkable mathematician. Not only will you find his biography of Bourbaki along with a description of his feud with the French mathematician, but also you will find a lucid discussion of the mean value theorem. There are anecdotes Boas told about many famous mathematicians, along with a large collection of his mathematical verses. You will find mathematical articles like a proof of the fundamental theorem of algebra and pedagogical articles giving Boas' views on making mathematics intelligible.

Author : Dipl.-Math. Felix F. Flemisch
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2023-11-27
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783757860011

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The Strong Sylow Theorem for the Prime p in Projective Special Linear Locally Finite Groups - Part 3 of a Trilogy by Dipl.-Math. Felix F. Flemisch Pdf

In Part 3 of the First Trilogy "Characterising Locally Finite Groups Satisfying the Strong Sylow Theorem for the Prime p" & "About the Strong Sylow Theorem for the Prime p in Simple Locally Finite Groups" & "The Strong Sylow Theorem for the Prime p in Projective Special Linear Locally Finite Groups" we continue the program begun in [10] to optimise along the way 1) its beautiful Theorem about the first type "An" of infinite families of finite simple groups step-by-step to further types by proving it for the second type "A = PSLn". We start with proving the beautiful Conjecture 2 of [10] about the General Linear Groups over (commutative) locally finite fields, stating that their rank is bounded in terms of their p-uniqueness, and then break down this insight to the Special Linear Groups and the Projective Special Linear (PSL) Groups over locally finite fields. We close with suggestions for future research -> regarding the remaining rank-unbounded types (the "Classical Groups") and the way 2), -> regarding the (locally) finite and p-soluble groups, and -> regarding Augustin-Louis Cauchy's and Évariste Galois' contributions to Sylow theory in finite groups, which culminate in the announcement of a Second Trilogy.

Author : Felix F. Flemisch
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 266 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2023-11-15
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9783750403987

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First Trilogy about Sylow Theory in Locally Finite Groups by Felix F. Flemisch Pdf

Part 1 (ISBN 978-3-7568-0801-4) of the Trilogy is based on the BoD-Book "Characterising locally finite groups satisfying the strong Sylow Theorem for the prime p - Revised edition" (see ISBN 978-3-7562-3416-5). The First edition of Part 1 (see ISBN 978-3-7543-6087-3) removes the highlights in light green of the Revised edition, adds 14 pages to the AGTA paper and 10 pages to the Revised edition. It includes Reference [11] resp. [10] as Appendix 1 resp. Appendix 2 and calls to mind Professor Otto H. Kegel's contribution to the conference Ischia Group Theory 2016. The Second edition introduces a uniform page numbering, adds page numbers to the appendices, improves 19 pages, adds Pages 109 to 112 and a Table of Contents. Part 2 (ISBN 978-3-7543-3642-8) of the Trilogy is based on the author's research paper "About the Strong Sylow Theorem for the Prime p in Simple Locally Finite Groups". We first give an overview of simple locally finite groups and reduce their Sylow theory for the prime p to a conjecture of Prof. Otto H. Kegel about the rank-unbounded ones of the 19 known families of finite simple groups. Part 2 introduces a new scheme to describe the 19 families, the family T of types, defines the rank of each type, and emphasises the rôle of Kegel covers. This part presents a unified picture of known results and is the reason why our title starts with "About". We then apply new ideas to prove the conjecture for the alternating groups (see Page ii). Thereupon we remember Kegel covers and *-sequences. Finally we suggest a plan how to prove the conjecture step-by-step which leads to further conjectures thereby unifying Sylow theory in locally finite simple groups with Sylow theory in locally finite and p-soluble groups. In Part 3 (ISBN 978-3-7578-6001-1) of the Trilogy we continue the program begun in [10] to optimise along the way 1) its Theorem about the first type "An" of infinite families of finite simple groups step-by-step to further types by proving it for the second type "A = PSLn". We start with proving the Conjecture 2 of [10] about the General Linear Groups by using new ideas (see Page ii), and then break down this insight to the Special Linear and the PSL Groups. We close with suggestions for future research regarding the remaining rank-unbounded types (the "Classical Groups") and the way 2), the (locally) finite and p-soluble groups, and Augustin-Louis Cauchy's and Évariste Galois' contributions to Sylow theory in finite groups.

Author : V. Seleacu,I. Balacenoiu
Publisher : Infinite Study
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2000-08-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781879585782

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Smarandache Notions, Vol. 11 by V. Seleacu,I. Balacenoiu Pdf

Author : V. Seleacu , Balacenoiu
Publisher : Infinite Study
Page : 327 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2024-06-10
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Smarandache Function Journal, vol. 11/2000 by V. Seleacu , Balacenoiu Pdf

A collection of papers concerning Smarandache type functions, numbers, sequences, inteqer algorithms, paradoxes, experimental geometries, algebraic structures, neutrosophic probability, set, and logic, etc.

Author : Joseph D. E. Konhauser,Dan Velleman,Stan Wagon
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 1996-12-31
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781470463823

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Which Way Did the Bicycle Go?: And Other Intriguing Mathematical Mysteries by Joseph D. E. Konhauser,Dan Velleman,Stan Wagon Pdf

MAA Press: An Imprint of the American Mathematical Society This collection will give students (high school or beyond), teachers, and university professors a chance to experience the pleasure of wrestling with some beautiful problems of elementary mathematics. Readers can compare their sleuthing talents with those of Sherlock Holmes, who made a bad mistake regarding the first problem in the collection: Determine the direction of travel of a bicycle that has left its tracks in a patch of mud. Which Way did the Bicycle Go? contains a variety of other unusual and interesting problems in geometry, algebra, combinatorics, and number theory. For example, if a pizza is sliced into eight 45-degree wedges meeting at a point other than the center of the pizza, and two people eat alternate wedges, will they get equal amounts of pizza? Or: What is the rightmost nonzero digit of the product 1⋅2⋅3⋯1,000,000 1⋅2⋅3⋯1,000,000? Or: Is a manufacturer's claim that a certain unusual combination lock allows thousands of combinations justified? Complete solutions to the 191 problems are included along with problem variations and topics for investigation.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 319 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2001-07-18
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781439864098

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A Gardner's Workout by Martin Gardner Pdf

For many decades, Martin Gardner, the Grand Master of mathematical puzzles, has provided the tools and projects to furnish our all-too-sluggish minds with an athletic workout. Gardner's problems foster an agility of the mind as they entertain. This volume presents a new collection of problems and puzzles not previously published in book form. Marti

Author : Paul Zorn
Publisher : The Mathematical Association of America
Page : 436 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2015-08-23
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9780883855881

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A Century of Advancing Mathematics by Paul Zorn Pdf

The MAA was founded in 1915 to serve as a home for The American Mathematical Monthly. The mission of the Association-to advance mathematics, especially at the collegiate level-has, however, always been larger than merely publishing world-class mathematical exposition. MAA members have explored more than just mathematics; we have, as this volume tries to make evident, investigated mathematical connections to pedagogy, history, the arts, technology, literature, every field of intellectual endeavor. Essays, all commissioned for this volume, include exposition by Bob Devaney, Robin Wilson, and Frank Morgan; history from Karen Parshall, Della Dumbaugh, and Bill Dunham; pedagogical discussion from Paul Zorn, Joe Gallian, and Michael Starbird, and cultural commentary from Bonnie Gold, Jon Borwein, and Steve Abbott. This volume contains 35 essays by all-star writers and expositors writing to celebrate an extraordinary century for mathematics-more mathematics has been created and published since 1915 than in all of previous recorded history. We've solved age-old mysteries, created entire new fields of study, and changed our conception of what mathematics is. Many of those stories are told in this volume as the contributors paint a portrait of the broad cultural sweep of mathematics during the MAA's first century. Mathematics is the most thrilling, the most human, area of intellectual inquiry; you will find in this volume compelling proof of that claim.

Author : Kirsti Niskanen,Michael J. Barany
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 358 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-19
Category : History
ISBN : 9783030496067

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Gender, Embodiment, and the History of the Scholarly Persona by Kirsti Niskanen,Michael J. Barany Pdf

This book investigates the historical construction of scholarly personae by integrating a spectrum of recent perspectives from the history and cultural studies of knowledge and institutions. Focusing on gender and embodiment, the contributors analyse the situated performance of scholarly identity and its social and intellectual contexts and consequences. Disciplinary cultures, scholarly practices, personal habits, and a range of social, economic, and political circumstances shape the people and formations of modern scholarship. Featuring a foreword by Ludmilla Jordanova, Gender, Embodiment, and the History of the Scholarly Persona: Incarnations and Contestations is of interest to historians, sociologists, media and culture scholars, and all those with a stake in the personal dimensions of scholarship. An international group of scholars present original examinations of travel, globalisation, exchange, training, evaluation, self-representation, institution-building, norm-setting, virtue-defining, myth-making, and other gendered and embodied modes and mechanisms of scholarly persona-work. These accounts nuance and challenge existing understandings of the relationship between knowledge and identity.