Mathematician's Delight
Published on 28. December 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
240 pages
978-0-486-46240-0 (ISBN)
Description
"Recommended with confidence" by The Times Literary Supplement, this lively survey starts with arithmetic and algebra and gradually proceeds to trigonometry and calculus. The author, who is internationally renowned for his innovative teaching methods, offers insights into the pleasures of mathematics that will appeal to readers of all backgrounds. 1943 edition.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Dimensions
Height: 215 mm
Width: 141 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
259 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-486-46240-0 (9780486462400)
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Person
W. W. Sawyer, now retired, is internationally renowned for his innovative teaching methods.
Content
I. The Approach to Mathematics
1. The Dread of Mathematics
2. Geometry-The Science of Furniture and Walls
3. The Nature of Reasoning
4. The Strategy and Tactics of Study
II. On Certain Parts of Mathematics
5. Arithmetic
6. How to Forget the Multiplication Table
7. Algebra-the Shorthand of Mathematics
8. Ways of Growing
9. Graphs, or Thinking in Pictures
10. Differential Calculus-the Study of Speed
11. From Speed to Curves
12. Other Problems of Calculus
13. Trigonometry, or How to Make Tunnels and Maps
14. On Backgrounds
15. The Square Root of Minus One
1. The Dread of Mathematics
2. Geometry-The Science of Furniture and Walls
3. The Nature of Reasoning
4. The Strategy and Tactics of Study
II. On Certain Parts of Mathematics
5. Arithmetic
6. How to Forget the Multiplication Table
7. Algebra-the Shorthand of Mathematics
8. Ways of Growing
9. Graphs, or Thinking in Pictures
10. Differential Calculus-the Study of Speed
11. From Speed to Curves
12. Other Problems of Calculus
13. Trigonometry, or How to Make Tunnels and Maps
14. On Backgrounds
15. The Square Root of Minus One