Mathematics: Rhyme and Reason
Published on 30. December 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
178 pages
978-1-4704-4796-0 (ISBN)
Description
Mathematics: Rhyme and Reason is an exploration of the aesthetic value of mathematics and the culture of the mathematics community.
This book introduces budding mathematicians of all ages to mathematical ways of thinking through a series of chapters that mix episodes from the author's life with explanations of intriguing mathematical concepts and the stories of the mathematicians who discovered them. The chapters can be read independently, and most require only a background in basic high school algebra or geometry to appreciate the topics covered.
Part personal memoir, part appreciation of the poetry and humanity inherent in mathematics, this entertaining collection of stories, theorems, and reflections will be of interest to anyone curious about mathematics and the human beings who practice it.
In the interest of fostering a greater awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everyday life, MSRI and the AMS are publishing books in the Mathematical Circles Library series as a service to young people, their parents and teachers, and the mathematics profession.
This book introduces budding mathematicians of all ages to mathematical ways of thinking through a series of chapters that mix episodes from the author's life with explanations of intriguing mathematical concepts and the stories of the mathematicians who discovered them. The chapters can be read independently, and most require only a background in basic high school algebra or geometry to appreciate the topics covered.
Part personal memoir, part appreciation of the poetry and humanity inherent in mathematics, this entertaining collection of stories, theorems, and reflections will be of interest to anyone curious about mathematics and the human beings who practice it.
In the interest of fostering a greater awareness and appreciation of mathematics and its connections to other disciplines and everyday life, MSRI and the AMS are publishing books in the Mathematical Circles Library series as a service to young people, their parents and teachers, and the mathematics profession.
More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Providence
United States
Dimensions
Height: 254 mm
Width: 178 mm
Weight
335 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4704-4796-0 (9781470447960)
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Schweitzer Classification
Content
The riddle
Primes
Some geometry
Mysterious pattern
Some things add up. Some don't.
A tangential remark
Plus or minus
Making the optimal choice
Impossibilities
Magnitudes of infinity
The inevitable (Sperner's Lemma--The Brouwer fixed-point theorem)
Consider the sequence (Fibonacci and Golden Ratio)
What are the chances?
The Euler line
The dissertation
The next prime number is? (Gandhi's formula)
Bulgarian solitaire
Which is bigger? $(a^b$ versus $b^a)$
Fascinating
From the sublime to the ridiculous
A few more words
Photos and pictures
Notation, etc.
Mysterious
Impossibilities
Magnitudes
Fascinating.
Primes
Some geometry
Mysterious pattern
Some things add up. Some don't.
A tangential remark
Plus or minus
Making the optimal choice
Impossibilities
Magnitudes of infinity
The inevitable (Sperner's Lemma--The Brouwer fixed-point theorem)
Consider the sequence (Fibonacci and Golden Ratio)
What are the chances?
The Euler line
The dissertation
The next prime number is? (Gandhi's formula)
Bulgarian solitaire
Which is bigger? $(a^b$ versus $b^a)$
Fascinating
From the sublime to the ridiculous
A few more words
Photos and pictures
Notation, etc.
Mysterious
Impossibilities
Magnitudes
Fascinating.