Mathematical Circus

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 295 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470463595

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Mathematical Circus by Martin Gardner Pdf

Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This volume, first published in 1979, contains columns published in the magazine from 1968-1971. This 1992 MAA edition contains a foreword by Donald Knuth and a postscript and extended bibliography added by Gardner for this edition.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 311 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470463571

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Mathematical Carnival by Martin Gardner Pdf

Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This volume, first published in 1975, contains columns published in the magazine from 1965-1967. This 1989 MAA edition contains a foreword by John H. Conway and a postscript and extended bibliography added by Gardner for this edition.

Author : David F. Hayes,Tatiana Shubin,Gerald L. Alexanderson
Publisher : MAA
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0883855488

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Mathematical Adventures for Students and Amateurs by David F. Hayes,Tatiana Shubin,Gerald L. Alexanderson Pdf

Carefully selected highlights of the Bay Area Math Adventures (BAMA), a lecture series for high school students.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Mathematical recreations
ISBN : LCCN:80006135

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Mathematical Circus by Anonim Pdf

Author : Steven G. Krantz
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470457389

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Mathematical Apocrypha: Stories and Anecdotes of Mathematicians and the Mathematical by Steven G. Krantz Pdf

Author : Edward J. Barbeau,Edward Barbeau,Murray S. Klamkin,W. O. J. Moser
Publisher : MAA
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0883855194

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Five Hundred Mathematical Challenges by Edward J. Barbeau,Edward Barbeau,Murray S. Klamkin,W. O. J. Moser Pdf

Contains 500 problems ranging over a wide spectrum of mathematics and of levels of difficulty.

Author : Dora Musielak
Publisher : American Mathematical Society
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2022-08-11
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470471569

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Sophie’s Diary by Dora Musielak Pdf

Sophie Germain overcame gender stigmas and a lack of formal education to prove that for all prime exponents less than 100 Case I of Fermat's Last Theorem holds. Hidden behind a man's name, her brilliance as mathematician was first discovered by three of the greatest scholars of the eighteenth century, Lagrange, Gauss, and Legendre. In Sophie's Diary, Germain comes to life through a fictionalized journal that intertwines mathematics with historical descriptions of the brutal events that took place in Paris between 1789 and 1793. This format provides a plausible perspective of how a young Sophie could have learned mathematics on her own—both fascinated by numbers and eager to master tough subjects without a teacher's guidance. Her passion for mathematics is integrated into her personal life as an escape from societal outrage. Sophie's Diary is suitable for a variety of readers—both young and old, mathematicians and novices—who will be inspired and enlightened on a field of study made easy, as told through the intellectual and personal struggles of an exceptional young woman.

Author : Abe Shenitzer,John Stillwell
Publisher : MAA
Page : 318 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0883855364

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Mathematical Evolutions by Abe Shenitzer,John Stillwell Pdf

Author : Ivars Peterson
Publisher : MAA
Page : 190 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2002-03-14
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 0883855372

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Mathematical Treks by Ivars Peterson Pdf

Collected articles on mathematics from the popular Math treks column; extra web support available.

Author : Dan Pedoe
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 102 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470457327

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Circles: A Mathematical View by Dan Pedoe Pdf

This revised edition of a mathematical classic originally published in 1957 will bring to a new generation of students the enjoyment of investigating that simplest of mathematical figures, the circle. The author has supplemented this new edition with a special chapter designed to introduce readers to the vocabulary of circle concepts with which the readers of two generations ago were familiar. Readers of Circles need only be armed with paper, pencil, compass, and straight edge to find great pleasure in following the constructions and theorems. Those who think that geometry using Euclidean tools died out with the ancient Greeks will be pleasantly surprised to learn many interesting results which were only discovered in modern times. Novices and experts alike will find much to enlighten them in chapters dealing with the representation of a circle by a point in three-space, a model for non-Euclidean geometry, and the isoperimetric property of the circle.

Author : Howard W. Eves
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2020-08-03
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470457402

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Mathematical Circles, Volume I: In Mathematical Circles: Quadrants I, II, III, IV by Howard W. Eves Pdf

Author : Edward J. Barbeau
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2000-12-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781614445180

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Mathematical Fallacies, Flaws, and Flimflam by Edward J. Barbeau Pdf

A collection of mathematical errors, drawn from the work of students, textbooks, and the media, as well as from professional mathematicians themselves.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2020-10-06
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781470463540

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New Mathematical Diversions by Martin Gardner Pdf

Martin Gardner's Mathematical Games columns in Scientific American inspired and entertained several generations of mathematicians and scientists. Gardner in his crystal-clear prose illuminated corners of mathematics, especially recreational mathematics, that most people had no idea existed. His playful spirit and inquisitive nature invite the reader into an exploration of beautiful mathematical ideas along with him. These columns were both a revelation and a gift when he wrote them; no one--before Gardner--had written about mathematics like this. They continue to be a marvel. This volume, first published in 1966, contains columns originally published from 1959-1961. This is the 1995 MAA edition and contains an extensive postscript and bibliography from Gardner updating the columns.

Author : Martin Gardner
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 151 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2020-04-06
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781470451783

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Mathematical Puzzle Tales by Martin Gardner Pdf

Martin Gardner is widely known for his writing on recreational mathematics, not least for the myriad problems he has devised over some 25 years for Scientific American. In this book are 36 of his best brainteasers. These are not simply cunning puzzles, but serve to illustrate the art of the mathematician as problem solver, and their solution draws on ideas from topology, probability, number theory, logic and beyond. Fully worked answers are given, which, in turn, lead to additional problems for the reader. For anybody who likes to solve mathematical problems, this book will be both entertaining and a challenge.

Author : Steven Schwartzman
Publisher : American Mathematical Soc.
Page : 261 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 1994-12-31
Category : Mathematics
ISBN : 9781614445012

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The Words of Mathematics: An Etymological Dictionary of Mathematical Terms in English by Steven Schwartzman Pdf

Explains the orgins of over 1500 mathematical terms used in English. This book concentrates on where those terms come from and what their literal meanings are.