Preface 1. World Travel 2. The Travelling World 3. The Geometric Picture 4. The World of Archimedes 5. Reflections and Curves 6. Covering the World 7. Possible and Impossible Constructions 8. For Conoisseurs Further Reading Index
Mathematics for the Imagination provides an accessible and entertaining investigation into mathematical problems in the world around us. From world navigation, family trees, and calendars to patterns, tessellations, and number tricks, this informative and fun new book helps you to understand the maths behind real-life questions and rediscover your arithmetical mind.
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Preface 1. World Travel 2. The Travelling World 3. The Geometric Picture 4. The World of Archimedes 5. Reflections and Curves 6. Covering the World 7. Possible and Impossible Constructions 8. For Conoisseurs Further Reading Index
Mathematics for the Imagination provides an accessible and entertaining investigation into mathematical problems in the world around us. From world navigation, family trees, and calendars to patterns, tessellations, and number tricks, this informative and fun new book helps you to understand the maths behind real-life questions and rediscover your arithmetical mind.
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Mathematics for the Imagination provides an accessible and entertaining investigation into mathematical problems in the world around us. From world navigation, family trees, and calendars to patterns, tessellations, and number tricks, this informative and fun new book helps you to understand the maths behind real-life questions and rediscover your arithmetical mind.This is a follow-up to the popular Mathematics for the Curious, PeterHiggins's first investigation into real-life mathematical problems.A highly involving book which encourages the reader to enter into the spirit of mathematical exploration.
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“'This booklet addresses to a wide circle of readers. In an entertaining way it makes known with mathematical ways of thinking and working, with the history and development of mathematicians throughout the ages and with the beauty of mathematics. It explains some of its most interestingfeatures and gives remarkable examples for the world of classical mathematics. Everyone can find something interesting.'Zentralblatt Math”
`This booklet addresses to a wide circle of readers. In an entertaining way it makes known with mathematical ways of thinking and working, with the history and development of mathematicians throughout the ages and with the beauty of mathematics. It explains some of its most interesting features and gives remarkable examples for the world of classical mathematics. Everyone can find something interesting.'Zentralblatt Math
About the Author
Professor of Mathematics at the University of Essex, Peter Higgins is the author of the successful Mathematics for the Curious, (OUP, 1998), and Techniques of Semigroup Theory.
Mathematics for the Imagination provides an accessible and entertaining investigation into mathematical problems in the world around us. From world navigation, family trees, and calendars to patterns, tessellations, and number tricks, this informative and fun new book helps you to understand the maths behind real-life questions and rediscover your arithmetical mind.This is a follow-up to the popular Mathematics for the Curious, Peter Higgins's first investigation into real-life mathematical problems.A highly involving book which encourages the reader to enter into the spirit of mathematical exploration.
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