
The Call of Coincidence
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Featuring surprising trivia gems alongside serious questions like why there is something rather than nothing, readers will be enriched by this exploration of remarkable number coincidences and the mathematics that make them possible - and probable.
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- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Introduction
- 1 Probability and Coincidence
- 2 Cubic Numbers
- 3 Some Words Concerning the Square Root of 2
- 4 Waring's Problem and Other Related Matters
- 5 Drawing Conclusions from Mathematical Data Can Sometimes Lead to Error
- 6 Does Mathematics Exist outside of Human Minds?
- 7 Geometry Gems
- 8 I First Meet with Dr. Moogle, Numerologist Extraordinaire
- 9 Simple Examples of How Mathematicians Derive Formulas
- 10 A Few Words about Simplicity, Mathematics, and Everything There Is
- 11 Tom the Piper's Son and Other Classic Calculus Problems That Can Be Solved without Calculus
- 12 Two Lightning Calculation Tricks and Sundry Other Matters
- 13 Parallels in the Lives of Sam Loyd and Martin Gardner
- 14 Dr. Moogle Gives a Numerological Analysis of the 1966 FIFA World Cup Tournament in England
- 15 Curiosities Concerning the Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
- 16 A Curious E-Mail from Dr. Moogle
- 17 O'Mara, the Mathematical Seafarer
- 18 Similarities and Curiosities between the RMS Titanic and Eastern Air Lines Flight 401
- 19 Charlie Chance, the Mathematical Barman
- 20 Coincidences Surrounding King Richard III of England
- 21 Nine Problems
- 22 Nine Curious and Beautiful Number Patterns
- 23 Six Little-Known Results in Number Theory
- 24 Twenty-Six Ridiculous Questions
- Notes
- References for Further Reading
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