Alcuin's Recreational Mathematics
river crossings and other timeless puzzles
$96.50
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
11 February 2025
Summary
Brain Ticklers: Alcuin’s Medieval Math Puzzles
Propositiones ad acuendos juvenes, or “Problems to Sharpen the Young,” is a collection of mathematical puzzles attributed to Alcuin of York, a prominent scholar in the court of Charlemagne. This book offers a fascinating glimpse into the recreational mathematics of the early Middle Ages.
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Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780198925309 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0198925301 |
| Author: | Prof Marcel Danesi, Marcel Danesi |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 11 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 576g |
| Dimensions: | 240mm x 162mm x 16mm |
About The Author
Prof Marcel Danesi
Professor Marcel Danesi is Professor Emeritus of linguistic anthropology at the University of Toronto. He directed the Program in Semiotics and, together with various cognitive scientists and mathematicians, founded the CogSci Center for the study of mathematics and mind at the Fields Institute for Research in Mathematical Sciences. He has published considerably in several areas of recreational mathematics and mathematics education. His research examines the relationship between mathematical cognition, language, and the arts.
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